Abu'l_Abbas_al-Hijazi

Abu'l Abbas al-Hijazi

Abu'l Abbas al-Hijazi

12th-century Arab merchant and traveler in China

Abu'l Abbas al-Hijazi (Arabic: أبوالعباس الحجازي), was a 12th-century Arab[1] Muslim traveler, merchant and sailor and is known to have spent forty years in China.[1] His seven sons whom he positioned in seven different commercial centers from his base in Yemen, enhanced his trading business by sending goods from foreign markets.[1] He had lost 10 ships in the Indian Ocean but recovered his fortunes when his 11th ship safely arrived from China which carried porcelain and aloewood.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Egyptian Commercial Policy in the Middle Ages, Subhi Labib, Studies in the Economic History of the Middle East: from the Rise of Islam, ed. M. A. Cook, (Oxford University Press, 1970), 68.
  2. [2]
    Mohammed Khamouch. (June 2005). Jewel of Chinese Muslim’s Heritage Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    David Abulafia (1987). "Asia, Africa and the Trade of Medieval Europe". In H. J. Habakkuk; Michael Moïssey Postan; Edward Miller (eds.). Cambridge Economic History of Europe. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 441. ISBN 978-0-521-08709-4.
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