Indian ocean

Indian Ocean Trade Development Timeline

By jtunstall
  • 1200 BCE

    Event 1

    The Indian Trade search began searching for new places to trade with in the 14th and 15th century. Places such as India, China, South East Asia and many more countries.
  • 1000 BCE

    Event 4

    Trade became safer and cheaper during the monsoon market time frame thanks to the Mongols.
  • 1000 BCE

    Event 3

    The Indian Trade Route truly kick started in this time frame as well.
  • 1000 BCE

    Event 2

    April to September Monsoon Hits November to February Monsoon Hits
  • 700 BCE

    Event 5

    Monsoon Markets became the Ideal Trading of the Indian Ocean Route
  • 661 BCE

    Event 6

    The rise of the Umayyad and Abbasid provided a western node for the trade routes, just like a little push to get started.
  • 600 BCE

    Event 7

    Buddhism spread from India to China and other parts of Asia at the end of this century.
  • 1339

    Event 8

    Merchants and Nobles had a relationship during the Indian Trade Route, until 1339. A new ruler takes over, Coterani.
  • 1400

    Event 9

    Also, in this time frame the Swahili States became a world economic power
  • 1403

    Event 10

    Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of huge fleet ships capable of traveling the Indian Ocean.
  • 1405

    Event 11

    The Yongle Emperor sent out the first seven expeditions to visit the empire's major trading partners around the Indian Ocean.
  • 1413

    Event 12

    Zheng He sailed seven voages, here is one of his trade routes. Hormuz 1413 to 1415
  • 1432

    Event 13

    Zheng He commanded all seven voyages from 1405-1432 to the Indian Ocean route.
  • 1498

    Event 14

    New mariners made their first appearance on the Indian Ocean.
  • 1498

    Event 15

    The Portuguese entered the Indian Ocean trade as pirates rather than traders.
  • 1498

    Event 16

    Portuguese Captain Vasco Da Gama discovered new cities such as Sofala, Kilwa, and Mombasa, before sailing up the Eastern Coast of Africa.
  • 1499

    Event 17

    Vasco Da Gama returned back to Portugal to inform his King and Queen of all the resources he had found along the East Coast of Africa.
  • 1500

    Event 18

    Diseases such as the Black Plague and small pox start attacking the Muslim people after trading through the Indian Ocean Route.

  • Event 19

    The Dutch East India Company appeared in the Indian Ocean.

  • Event 20

    The British challenged the Dutch for the control of the trade routes on the Indian Ocean.