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The 16 pages that link to Red Sea trade, each with the reason it gives.

• Mamluk SultanateRelated: Mamluk control of Egypt and key ports enabled taxation of commerce between Asia and Europe.

• Kingdom of AksumRelated: Aksum’s ports and inland routes connected African goods to Arabian and Mediterranean markets.

• DʿmtRelated: These maritime routes connected Dʿmt’s region with South Arabia and wider trade networks.

• MeroëRelated: Trade routes helped connect Kushite centers such as Meroë to distant goods and networks.

• Naqada IIRelated: Naqada II communities gained access to materials through expanding eastern connections.

• Ottoman EgyptRelated: Control of Egypt gave the empire a strategic position along this trade corridor.

• Nile tradeRelated: Red Sea routes connected Nile commerce to Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean.

• AdulisRelated: Adulis occupied a strategic position on the African side of these routes.

• Sudan RailwaysRelated: Rail links to Port Sudan connect inland production with Red Sea shipping.

• Incense trade routeRelated: Maritime shipping offered an alternative to the long overland caravan route.

• Ottoman–Mamluk WarRelated: Control of Egypt and its ports gave the Ottomans greater influence over this trade network.

• Nubian DesertRelated: Overland paths crossed the desert between Nile settlements and Red Sea ports.

• Ezana of AxumRelated: Aksum’s wealth and power rested partly on control of Red Sea commerce.

• Habesha peoplesRelated: Trade helped connect the highlands with Arabia and other neighboring societies.

• Mamluk–Portuguese conflictsRelated: Portuguese pressure threatened the route that had sustained Mamluk customs income and regional commerce.

• Medri BahriRelated: Connections between highland markets and Red Sea ports shaped the kingdom’s wider setting.