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Abu'l Abbas al-Hijazi (Arabic: أبوالعباس الحجازي), was a 12th-century Arab Muslim traveler, merchant and sailor and is known to have spent forty years in China. His seven sons whom he positioned in seven different commercial centers from his base in Yemen, enhanced his trading business by sending goods from foreign markets. He had lost 10 ships in the Indian Ocean but recovered his fortunes when his 11th ship safely arrived from China which carried porcelain and aloewood.

References

1. ^ Egyptian Commercial Policy in the Middle Ages, Subhi Labib, Studies in the Economic History of the Middle East: from the Rise of Islam, ed. M. A. Cook, (Oxford University Press, 1970), 68.
2. Mohammed Khamouch. (June 2005). Jewel of Chinese Muslim’s Heritage Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
3. David Abulafia (1987). "Asia, Africa and the Trade of Medieval Europe". In H. J. Habakkuk; Michael Moïssey Postan; Edward Miller (eds.). Cambridge Economic History of Europe. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 441. ISBN 978-0-521-08709-4.

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