The role of the Abbasid Caliphate in the strengthening and development of commercial activity with the Indian subcontinent
Venus ali Maytham
Department of History / College of Basic Education
Mustansiriya University
Summary
The role of the Abbasid Caliphate in strengthening the business with the Indian subcontinent and development.
Came upon Baghdad and the shift of succession to Iraq in the forefront of efforts made by the Abbasids to revive the trade with Eastern countries, given that the commercial was targeted among other factors,'s location in Iraq amid the ancient world among the countries of Turk, India and China in the east, and the Levant and the Hijaz and the Roman (Europe) to the west , and the presence of the Tigris and Euphrates and their authorities for navigation, two factors have enhanced Iraq's commercial activity was the trades come from Baghdad.
Countries, which, as described Yacoubi: "legislator of the world. Has agreed historians and geographers Muslims on the importance of serving the commercial building of Baghdad, and was planning Baghdad to confirm this fact, the share of the market, organization and allocation of Goods suitable large until he became every strand of their energies the four markets in the first it. Abbasids and realized that the trade does not have an impact if not active on the external level, and what was the land route is safe and military center of friction, the Abbasids focused their energies on the sea route, which led to the flourishing maritime trade. |