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Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454)
This thesis explores the role of Yemen, particularly under the Rasūlid dynasty (626/1228-858/1454) in the medieval Indian Ocean trade. I argue that the Rasūlids attempted to create an “imperial maritime space” wherein Yemen would be the imperial core, and the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea the sub...
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| description | This thesis explores the role of Yemen, particularly under the Rasūlid dynasty (626/1228-858/1454) in the medieval Indian Ocean trade. I argue that the Rasūlids attempted to create an “imperial maritime space” wherein Yemen would be the imperial core, and the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea the subjugated peripheries. While the Rasūlids managed to organize state power towards their imperial project via diplomacy, military and naval expansion, and a robust and efficient bureaucracy, they never fully realized their goal of creating a thalassocratic empire in the western Indian Ocean. Nonetheless, medieval Yemen played a significant role in the political, social, and economic history of the Indian Ocean. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3634 Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) Sjostedt, Beck This thesis explores the role of Yemen, particularly under the Rasūlid dynasty (626/1228-858/1454) in the medieval Indian Ocean trade. I argue that the Rasūlids attempted to create an “imperial maritime space” wherein Yemen would be the imperial core, and the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea the subjugated peripheries. While the Rasūlids managed to organize state power towards their imperial project via diplomacy, military and naval expansion, and a robust and efficient bureaucracy, they never fully realized their goal of creating a thalassocratic empire in the western Indian Ocean. Nonetheless, medieval Yemen played a significant role in the political, social, and economic history of the Indian Ocean. 2025-12-15T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2580 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3634/viewcontent/beck_sjostedt_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Yemen Rasulid Trade Indian Ocean Aden Jedda World System thalassocracy empire Arabic Studies Islamic World and Near East History Medieval History |
| spellingShingle | Yemen Rasulid Trade Indian Ocean Aden Jedda World System thalassocracy empire Arabic Studies Islamic World and Near East History Medieval History Sjostedt, Beck Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) |
| title | Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) |
| title_full | Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) |
| title_fullStr | Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) |
| title_short | Maritime Trade and Imperial Ambitions: Yemeni Politics and Trade in the Indian Ocean World (626/1228-858/1454) |
| title_sort | maritime trade and imperial ambitions yemeni politics and trade in the indian ocean world 626 1228 858 1454 |
| topic | Yemen Rasulid Trade Indian Ocean Aden Jedda World System thalassocracy empire Arabic Studies Islamic World and Near East History Medieval History |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2580 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3634/viewcontent/beck_sjostedt_thesis.pdf |
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