Yes. This was the Silk Road.
gilgit is linked ith china for trade
The "Silk Road" was a number of interconnected routes that brought Chinese goods across southern Asia to Europe.
The Silk Road was the network of trade routes, it was formally established during the Han Dynasty of China.
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no, from china to india
Well, the TWO trade routes to the Orient that existed before Prince Henry are: By land across China through the Middle East. Also by water across the Mediterranean; by land to the Red Sea or Persian Gulf; by water to India and China.
The land routes were supplemented by sea routes which extended from the Red Sea to East Africa, India, China, and Southeast Asia. In the late Middle Ages, transcontinental trade over the land routes of the Silk Road declined as sea trade increased.
Muslims could trade so easily because they were in the middle of all the trade routes and they were located where the trade routes intersect from their neighboring countries.
the silk road
The Silk Route was a series of routes covering more than 4,000 miles.
Connecting China and the rest of Asia to the Mediterranean BasinMARITIME Across the Indian OceanROUTESTRANSSAHARANTrade routes that cross the Sahara DesertNORTHERNEUROPEAN Trade routes across Northern Europe to the Black SeaWESTERNEUROPEAN Trade routes through seas and rivers throughout Western EuropeSOUTHCHINA SEA Trade routes throughout the South China Sea and Southeast Asia
The triangular trade routeโs middle legS:AfricaE: West Indies