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7 results for "indian-ocean"

D_3_18 Verified Sites & Artifacts

D_3_18 — Great Zimbabwe Trade Network Expansion

Great Zimbabwe — the largest stone structure in sub-Saharan Africa south of the Sahara — was the capital of a Shona-speaking state that controlled the gold-for-cloth trade between the Zimbabwe Plateau and Indian Ocean po

Great-Zimbabwe Indian-Ocean-trade Sofala Kilwa Shona Zimbabwe-plateau
W_2_16 Verified World Civilizations

W_2_16 — Srivijaya Maritime Empire

Srivijaya (c. 650–1377 CE) was a Malay Buddhist thalassocracy centered on the island of Sumatra (modern Indonesia) that dominated maritime trade across the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea for over 500 years. At

srivijaya maritime-empire southeast-asia sumatra malacca-strait buddhism
W_3_13 Credible World Civilizations

W_3_13 — Zanzibar and East African Trade Networks: Spice, Slaves, and Swahili Culture

Zanzibar — the archipelago off the coast of modern Tanzania — and the Swahili coast stretching from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique were the nexus of one of history's great maritime trade networks, connecting the

Zanzibar Swahili East Africa Indian Ocean trade network slave trade
W_3_15 Credible World Civilizations

W_3_15 — Satavahana and Deccan Kingdoms: South Indian Power and Trade

The Satavahana dynasty (c. 230 BCE–220 CE) and the broader network of Deccan kingdoms — including the Tamil-speaking Chola, Chera, and Pandya dynasties of the Sangam Age (c. 300 BCE–300 CE) — represent a crucial but ofte

Satavahana Deccan Andhra Amaravati Nagarjunakonda Roman trade
W_2_29 Credible World Civilizations

W_2_29 — Satavahana and Deccan Kingdoms: South Indian Power and Trade

The Satavahana dynasty (c. 230 BCE–220 CE) and the broader network of Deccan kingdoms — including the Tamil-speaking Chola, Chera, and Pandya dynasties of the Sangam Age (c. 300 BCE–300 CE) — represent a crucial but ofte

Satavahana Deccan Andhra Amaravati Nagarjunakonda Roman trade
W_2_24 Verified World Civilizations

W_2_24 — Chola Empire

The Chola Empire (c. 300 BCE – 1279 CE), with its imperial zenith under Rajaraja I (r. 985–1014 CE) and Rajendra I (r. 1014–1044 CE), was the most powerful naval and territorial state in medieval South and Southeast Asia

Chola dynasty Rajaraja I Rajendra I Brihadishvara temple Indian Ocean trade Nagapattinam
F_1_28 Credible Lost Connections

F_1_28 — Ancient African Diaspora & Maritime Evidence

The ancient African diaspora — the dispersal of African peoples, cultures, technologies, crops, and genetic lineages beyond the African continent in antiquity — is a topic that encompasses some of the most significant po

African diaspora maritime Indian Ocean Madagascar Austronesian Bantu