...Gold and slaves were brought from the south of the Sahara in exchange for clothing and accessories from North Africa and rock salt from the Sahara. In the 15th century, Genoese merchant Antonio Malfante (c. 1410-1450) infiltrated Tuat to obtain information about the golden empire of Mali and its great trading city of Timbuktu, which Europeans had only been able to reach through legendary rumors. According to his letters, at that time, many Jewish merchants, as well as Arab merchants, lived in the oasis and controlled a large part of the commercial trade. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Malfante, A." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…北アフリカからの衣類や装身具,サハラの岩塩と引換えに,サハラの南から金や奴隷が運ばれてきた。15世紀,ヨーロッパ人にとっては伝説化された風聞だけで到達できなかった黄金の帝国マリや,その大交易都市トンブクトゥについての情報を得るために,ジェノバの商人マルファンテAntonio Malfante(1410ころ‐50ころ)がトゥアトに潜入した。彼の手紙によると,当時このオアシスには,アラブ系の商人のほか,ユダヤ人商人が大勢住みついて,商取引のかなりの部分を掌握していたらしい。… ※「Malfante,A.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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