A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic ... ports on the Indian coast; and Hormuz. This voyaged marked the height of Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.
In the 17th century, the Indian ocean slave trade was arguably on a bigger scale than the Atlantic slave trade. The hub of this vile industry was in modern-day Tanzania, an area that specialized ...
The Indian Ocean is also the youngest of the world's oceans ... the Europeans were in search of a sea-route to India and China. By that time, the maritime trade in south Asia had been very well ...