Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900

Zhang, Ran

doi:10.32028/9781803274041

Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900

Zhang, Ran

Authors

Dr Ran Zhang ran.zhang@durham.ac.uk
Lecturer in Chinese Archaeology

Contributors

Branka Franicevic
Editor

Marie Nicole Pareja
Editor

Abstract

As one of the major nodes in the maritime route between ancient China and the Islamic world, the Maldives have drawn the interest of numerous archaeologists and historians due to their strategic importance in the commerce of the Indian Ocean. Archaeological surveys and excavations have found Chinese ceramics dated from the Tang through Qing dynasties in the Maldives since the 1970s. This paper first introduces the Maldives sites and uses aoristic analysis to examine changing trends in the trade of Chinese ceramics imported from the Buddhist Period to the Islamic Period. Second, it discusses the changing roles that the Maldives played in long-distance maritime trade of the Indian Ocean during 900-1900 AD.

Citation

Zhang, R. (2023). Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900. In B. Franicevic, & M. N. Pareja (Eds.), Imperial Horizons of the Silk Roads: Archaeological Case Studies. Archaeopress. https://doi.org/10.32028/9781803274041

Acceptance Date	Oct 4, 2022
Publication Date	2023-07
Deposit Date	Oct 26, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Jul 25, 2023
Publisher	Archaeopress
Book Title	Imperial Horizons of the Silk Roads: Archaeological Case Studies
DOI	https://doi.org/10.32028/9781803274041
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1649071
Publisher URL	https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803274041