Maritime trade during the Rustumid dynasty (160-296 AH/777-909 AD): The port of Oran as an example
Keywords:
Oran, Rustumid State, Middle Ages, Commercial ActivitiesAbstract
The Maghreb ports represented the lifeline of the region’s inhabitants, as they were an economic gateway to the interior and the outside world. The ports of the central Maghreb in the medieval period were an important part of the export and import of various goods and commodities. Therefore, the study came to investigate the history of the founding of Oran as a port and city, and the roles it played during the second and third centuries AH, when it was one of the most important ports of the Rustumid state (160-296 AH). The city and port were a hub for various economic activities.
To address this topic, we posed the following problem:
What were the various economic functions of the port of Oran during the Rustumid era?
To simplify its treatment, we broke it down into the following sub-questions:
When the port of Oran founded? What were the most important maritime trade activities of the Rustumid dynasty through the port of Oran? Was this port the only one through which the Rustumids traded, or were there other, less important, ports?
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