Arab seafaring in the Indian Ocean in ancient and early medieval times

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Introduction to the Expanded EditionPrefaceCh. ITrade Routes in the Pre-Islamic EraPrehistory and Geography3The East before Alexander6The Persian Gulf in Hellenistic and Roman Times13The Red Sea in Hellenistic and Roman Times17The Sassanid and Byzantine Empires36Appendix: Direct Sailing between the Persian Gulf and China in pre-Islamic Times46Ch. IITrade Routes Under the CaliphateGeneral Consequences of the Islamic Expansion51The Arabs on the Mediterranean53Persian and Arab Sea Trade with the Far East61East Africa and the Coasts of Africa79Later Times83Ch. IIIThe ShipsHulls and Their Equipment89Masts and Sails100Navigation and Life at Sea105Appendix: Four Sea Stories114Notes on Chapter I129Notes on Chapter II140Notes on Chapter III150Bibliography157Index179

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