Medieval East Africa and the West Indian Ocean trade, 900-1700
FAIN: FA-11696-77
Brandford G. Martin
Indiana University (Bloomington, IN 47405-7000)
To write a book on Medieval East Africa and the West Indian Ocean Trade, 900-1700. Using Arabic and Persian sources primarily, the work will emphasize the role of trade in the medieval history of coastal East Africa, and the place of East African trade in the commerce of the western Indian ocean.