Chapter 2: Cultural Transmission by Sea: Maritime Trade Routes in Yuan China

2013 ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökçe Çiçek CEYHUN

In today's world, one of the most fundamental strategies of states is to develop their competitive power by controlling energy lines and energy resources. Turkey, has high competitive advantage when compared to other countries especially in terms of geographic location. For this reason, Turkey has an attractive position in terms of the sharing of freight transport and having key role with maritime trade policies. Although maritime trade routes are legally free, such as transit and innocent passage, they are affected by the problem of sovereignty of sea areas. In particular, commercial routes to be followed by ships in controversial maritime areas have the potential to be influenced by a number of measures in favor of the coastal state in relation to the transition regime. Although in theory the freedom of transition is accepted, the conflicts between the coastal states in practice constitute an indicator of the big problems that can be experienced in the future. There are many world-wide problems in the coastal states such as territorial waters, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone. One of the most well-known problem is the ongoing territorial waters matter in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey. In this study, the possible effects of the developments related to the limitation of territorial waters in the Aegean Sea to the maritime trade of our country and international maritime trade were evaluated. Within the scope of the research, in-depth literature was searched, the current situation was examined through maps related to maritime trade routes, and the possible scenarios were discussed and the study was terminated by presenting future measures and predictions.


KALPATARU ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Aryandini Novita

This  paper  discusses  about  maritime  trade  routes   in southern Belitung waters in the past based on archaeological remains found  at  Karang  Kennedy Reef by South Sumatra Archaeological Center in 2018. Inductive method was used in this study and the main data were the cargo found in the shipwreck. Data was collected through underwater survey and mapping and then went into specific and contextual analysis. Written sources was also used for data interpretation. The result indicates that Karang Kennedy Site shipwreck is an evidence that Belitung used to be a part of international trade routes. Although the southern Belitung waters are protected from direct wind gusts Java sea or Belitung island, those are also relatively shallow and overgrown with coral reefs that limited the movement of ships and large boats to sail in this area.  Keywords: Wrecksite, Maritime trade, Underwater archaeology Tulisan ini membahas tentang gambaran jalur perdagangan maritim di wilayah perairan Belitung bagian selatan pada masa lalu. Data yang digunakan dalam tulisan ini berupa tinggalan arkeologi yang ditemukan di Situs Karang Kennedy hasil penelitian Balai Arkeologi Sumatera Selatan tahun 2018. Metode penalaran yang digunakan pada tulisan ini adalah metode induktif. Data yang digunakan adalah temuan arkeologi hasil penelitian tahun 2018  berupa  sisa kapal tenggelam dan muatannya. Pengumpulan data pada kegiatan tersebut dilakukan dengan cara survei dan pemetaan bawah air. Analisis temuan dilakukan baik secara khusus maupun kontekstual, sementara interpretasi data menggunakan analogi sejarah dari sumber-sumber tertulis. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan temuan kapal tenggelam di Situs Karang Kennedy merupakan bukti bahwa Belitung juga merupakan bagian dari perdagangan internasional. Selain itu penemuan sisa kapal di Karang Kennedy ini juga dapat dijadikan bukti tentang gambaran pelayaran di perairan bagian selatan Belitung. Meskipun posisi perairan bagian selatan Belitung terlindung dari hembusan angin langsung yang berasal dari arah laut Jawa atau daratan pulau Belitung namun perairan tersebut relatif dangkal dan banyak ditumbuhi terumbu karang sehingga membatasi gerak kapal-kapal dan perahu-perahu berukuran besar yang melintasinya. Kata Kunci: Situs kapal tenggelam, Perdagangan maritim, Arkeologi bawah air


Author(s):  
Peter Jackson

This chapter examines the conditions created by the Mongol conquests, summed up in the phrase Pax Mongolica, and the role of the Silk Roads in the transcontinental travel andcommunication to which the Mongols had given impetus. It begins with a discussion of commodities traded in Mongol Asia, including spices, silks and other luxury textiles, pearls, precious stones, bullion and furs. It then considers the Mongols' diversion of trade routes within Western Asia and their role in the emergence of new termini, along with the steps taken by Mongol khans to foster trade. It also analyses the obstacles and risks involved in overland trade and travel in the era of the successor-states, the growth in the maritime trade of Asia during the Mongol epoch, and the limits of cultural diffusion brought by transcontinental trade across Mongol Asia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Chanh Tin Tang ◽  
Nguyen Huy Chinh Phan

The Maritime Silk Road is considered the beginning of all international maritime trade routes, not only in terms of trade; the Maritime Silk Road is also the foundation for human discoveries and understanding about geography, nature, politics and society of many parts of the world. Thanks to its significantly geopolitical and geo-cultural position; from a very early age, Hoi An trading port (Vietnam) has participated and played an important role on this arterial route. This article will focus on clarifying the birth as well as the role of Hoi An to the Maritime Silk Road from) early 16th century to the end of 18th century.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmat Naz ◽  
Fatima Ali

Gwadar port, deep-sea port, is used and operated as a mean to serve the supply and import requirements of a well prominent hinterland, as other harbors of Pakistan has been working. Gwadar port is situated in the Arabian Sea, at Gwadar in Baluchistan province of Pakistan. The economic prediction of Gwadar port is the trump card for economy and trade routes for Central Asian States and the world, which holding trade from the western part of China and assume as reasonable interchange transshipment to another desire ports of the region. The port features prominently in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plan, and is considered to be a crucial link between the ambitious One Belt, One Road and Maritime Silk Road projects. The proposed paper through the empirical and inductive research approach tries to identify the importance of Gwadar port in the economic and maritime trade of in the world. Gwadar port has an eminent status in the trade of China and Pakistan throughout the world. In future, it will be a keystone in the economic development of Baluchistan as well as Pakistan. Furthermore, China is also investing in the development of Gwadar port to make it the center of maritime trade of Chinese products. Thus, in a short span it becomes a center of maritime trade of the world.


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