England
Europe
Greek Roman
Turkey, Persia /
Mid. East
The Stans & Steppe
North India
Silk Road Trade?
China
Edward I
1272-1307
Blac
k De
ath
1
330
-13
56
Mongolian Empire to
1368
Imperial Rome 100BCE -476
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600 400 200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1100 1200 1300. 1400 1500. 1600
Sogdians to 9c
Han 206BCE-220CE
Song 960-1279 Mongol Yuan 1271-1368
Ming 1368-1644
Islam from 622: Islamic Golden Age 8c to 13c
Timurid Empire 1370-1507
Mughal Empire. 1526-1857
Elizabeth 1558-1603
Holy Land Crusades 1095-1291
Viking Age 8-10c
Venetian Age 800-1400
Iberian Ages 1400-1600
Byzantine Empire 330-1454
Ottoman Empire 1299 -1922.
Holy Roman Empire 962 -1806
Columbus America 1492
Amarda1588
Henry VII 1485-1509
Henry II 1154-1189
Henry III1216-1272
200 years 50 years
Tang 618-907
U3A Farnham Silk Roads Course: Silk Road Time Line Covered
Hadrian’s Wall 2nd c
William I 1066-1087
Age: means Golden Period
Sui581-618
Yongle 1371-1433
Longqing & Wanli1567- 1620
Achaemenid 550 -
330BCSasanian 224-651 Safavid 1501-1736
Abbasid Caliphate 750-1258Umayyad 661-750Parthians
247BC-224
Delhi Sultanate –Persian /Islamic 1206-1526
Dynasties: Mamluk, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid
Ghurid Dynasty 879-1215, Buddhism till 1011 then Islam
Persian Culture
Samanid
819-999
Gupta 240-590 Hindu
Kushans 30-375 Buddhists
Edward III
1327-1377
Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)1250-1517
Northern & Southern Dynasties 420-5895 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms 907–960. Liao Dynasty 907–1125
Qin Dynasty 221-206Three Kingdoms 220-280Jin Dynasty 265–420
Islamic Iberia 711-1249, Islamic Granada 1230-1492
Zhang Qian138- 125 BCE
Xuan Zhang7th C
Akbar1542-1605
Alexander 356-323 BCE
Marco Polo 1254-1324
Seljuks1037-1194
Khitans /W. Liao1124–1218
Genghis Khan 1206-1227
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U3A Farnham Silk Roads Course: Examples of traded products
- England -
Wool, Woolen Cloth, Hides
Tin, Silver
Candle Wax
- Spain
Silver
Lusterware
– Scandinavia & Russia
Furs, Timber, Wax, Amber Silks finished, Silver Coins
Furs: Sable, Squirrel, Ermine, Mink, Fox, Marten, Beaver, Spotted hare
- Egypt
Wheat, Cloth, Gold
Glassware, LustrewareTurquoise
Metals, Timber
Silk raw, & dyed, Furs
Exports - Steppes – Imports
Horses, Furs Silk finished
Arabia
Incense, Pearls
Horses, Dates
- Persia –
Silk all, Sugar
Ceramics, Cobalt, Turquoise
Silk raw
Exports - China – Imports
Silk all Horses
Ceramics, Precious stones
Gold, Silver, Brass, objects Alum, Amber
Rhubarb Medicinal plants, Saffron, Perfumes,
Levant
Woven Silk, Cotton
Sugar, Glass ware
Dyes(*)
Silk raw, & dyed
Exports - India – Imports
Spices, Sugar Cotton, Steel
Silk raw, & dyed
Ivory, Metals Horses
Gemstones
- Italy
Glass
Sugar refined
RomanEmpire
Silver Coins
Wine
Silk raw, & dyed
Furs, dyes
incense SE. Asia
Ceramics
Spices
- Turkey –
Ceramics, Silk all
Key
Exports Imports
Spices were imported everywhere
(*)Murex Purple, Kermes Red
Excludes perishables
Africa
Gold
Ivory
Incense and Spices
Frankincense, Myrrh, Camphor
Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamom, Ginger
