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Jan 1, 700
Sudden rise of islam in the late seventh and eighth century
In the western part of the Indian Ocean, a musliminflunce rose after Muhammad (d. 632 CE) to the Arabian Peninsula. A century of rapid expansion brought huge territories under Muslim rule. The Umayyad and Abbasid Empires controlled territories from Spain in the west to the borders of China in the east. The Muslim lands, with their growing cities, were wealthy and demand for goods of all kinds was high. No Muslim empire set out to control trade in the ocean, but merchant communities spread widely -
May 12, 1206
Delhi Sultanates
A series of sultanates who ruled India though Islamic administration (sunni muslim). They controlled India through terror and high taxes, especially on Hindus. Sultan power was in Northern India.They are important to the development of India for providing it with centralized political authority. The sultans destroyed most of the Hindu temples, but kept the caste system intact. Trade flourished during this time. -
Jan 1, 1300
Collapse of Mongol Empire
The collapse of the mongol empire in the 14th century disrupted overland trade routes across central asia. The Indian Ocean assumed a greater strategic importance in travel between Europe and Asia. Trade increased and interconnectedness between nations increased. -
Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He's Voyages
Zheng He's fleets visited Brunei, Thailand and Southeast Asia, India, the Horn of Africa, and Arabia, dispensing and receiving goods along the way. Zheng He’s voyages definitely were the catalyst for large-scale flourishing of overseas trade from China. Zheng He’s expedition enriched the geological knowledge of the Chinese people and made them a major power in Indian Ocean trade -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbian Exchange
After columbus reached the americas, the phenomena of th columbian exchange impacted almost every region. Produts from latin america entered indian ocean trate routes and are a big staple of food in many port cities. Also, trade in indian ocean diminished due to ann increase in trade with the Americas -
Jun 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama reaches Indian Ocean
de Gama, a portugese explorer, is an important historical figure because he successfully reached India and establised trade relations between Portugual and India. This is important because his newly discovered trade route opened up future traditing relations between the Europeans and people from the Indian Ocean. Soon after, cities in the Indian ocean would become important trading centers for things such as textiles, spices, and other valuable goods. -
May 12, 1500
Development of Swahili
development of Swahili in the early 1500s. Swahili was used by Arabs and other Muslims who carried out trade in the coastal cities. Swahili is a mixture of Arabic, Portugese, and Persian. Swahili gave merchants in the Indian Ocean a common language to speak when conducing trade. It also gave the merchants a common culture (most were muslims) and strenthened their business relationships throughout the Indian Ocean. -
May 12, 1556
Akbar the Great
India during the rule of Akbar was at its highest peak of prosperity at the time. Akbar ruled Islamic Mughal Empire, first from Agra, then from Delhi. External threates were limited and a relatively peaceful empire engulfed all of India. India prospered off of thier trading economy (primarily from cotton). Land revenues,called mansabs, were given to gov. officilas and armymen for their soldiers. The empire lacked a navy, similiar to the ottoman empire -
French presence in Pondicherry
The French arrived in pondicherry, India was one of the first events of European involvement in the Indian Ocean trade. Joseph Francois Dupleix took indirect control (operated behind the shadows of Indian princes) of southern India until called back because of the European wars. Once he left, the British came in and started to set up in India. The French presence of India was the beginnings of European domination in the Indian Ocean trade community. -
European Coloniaism
Competion between European nations caused a great wave of colonialsim in all parts of the world, including the Indian Ocean Basin/Rimlands. There were many european nations exersizing influence thoughout the indian ocean and that permanetely changed ideas, culture, politics, and society. Migrations stemed from european colonialism as did drastic population changes.
