The Yemen-India Commercial Relations During the Period (3rd Century BC- 1ST Century AD)

This study aimed to trace the commercial relations between Yemen and India in ancient times from 3rd B.C to 1st A.D, by analyzing epigraphic inscriptions, archaeological remains, and classical sources. On the other hand, the exchange of rare natural products has played a significant role in the development of the relations between the two regions. Moreover, the researcher also touched upon many aspects such as: the role of commercial ports by development of commercial activity, the most important commercial ports and goods and their geographical locations which known in that time, the commercial seaways that ships navigated at that time. These routes contributed to improve the commercial ports, which declined later because of shifting the commercial routes away from them. On the other hand, the study also examined the methods employed by the Yemeni merchants to monopolize both local and Indian goods, which caused them to get huge profits and wealth, thereby enhancing and expanding Yemeni trade across vast regions of the ancient world. Furthermore, the research emphasized the political and economic impacts of the commercial relations between Yemen and India.