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Trade with Arabia and Persia
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Trade with merchants from Arabia, Persia,
and Islam
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‘China and India News’ (851) by Sulaiman |
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‘Golden Prairie and Gem Stone Mine’
(Middle of the 10th century) by |
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Al-Masoudi(?-965) |
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Contains news on the travel of Arab Muslim's merchants
to Shilla, opinion |
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on Shilla, and goods imported from Shilla |
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'On Every Routes and Kingdoms' by Ibn Khurdhibah
(820~912) |
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Contain statements on the location of Shilla,
gold production, and Muslim's |
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travel to Shilla--"This country located at
the East Sea of China brings several |
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goods such as silk, silk fabrics, sword, Kiminkhan,
horse saddle, fur, pottery, |
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canvas cloth, cinnamon, and Khulanjan." "This
country is located at the East Sea |
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of China it brings several goods such as silk,
silk fabrics, sword, Kiminkhan, horse saddle, fur,
pottery, canvas cloth, cinnamon, and Khulanjan." |
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Some scholars have different opinions on the number and kind
of exported goods that have listed above. According to the
research, they added Ghoraid, camphor, and ginger, but omitted
sword and fur. We are not sure about what kind of goods Kiminkhau
and Khulanjan are; many scholars assert that they are a kind
of ginseng. Products such as sword, fur, ginseng, and ginger
were exported in large quantities to China or Japan, and it
is possible that all these goods were sold to Islam countries.
Especially, one of the exported goods aloe is originated from
Arabia and Africa. The Chinese name for aloe might have been
changed in the following way: Changed from Greek "Aloe"
to Arabian "Alue"; Then changed to Persian "Aluia
in sounds; In Chinese, it sounds like Lu Hui, Na Hui, or Nu
Hui. One of Shilla's export goods, camphor is a product from
subtropical climate, not from Shilla.
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