Part 43 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN Q 960 AD to 1279 AD Song Dynasty China 18 Emperors Duration: 319 Years • Norwegian Kingdom Norway 872 AD to 1814 AD • Tondo Kingdom Philippine 900 AD to 1587 AD • Goryeo Dynasty Korea 918 AD to 1392 AD • Buyid empire or dynasty Persia 934 AD to 1055 AD From [Wikipedia]: The Buyids , together with the rise of other Iranian dynasties in the region, represents a period in Iranian history sometimes referred to as the Iranian Intermezzo . From [https://www.iranicaonline.org]: The political background: Since the early days of the Arab conquest of Persia the mountainous regions south of the Caspian Sea proved an awkward obstacle to the expansion of the empire of the caliphs. It was only towards the end of the 3rd and 9th century that the Abbasids succeeded in subduing those almost inaccessible districts, and even then the caliphal rule remained rathe...
Part 40 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN P 907 AD to 960 AD 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms Duration: 53 years Medieval interaction and trade relations From [AI overview] & myself amendments: Medieval interaction between the Tang Dynasty, Khmer Empire, Tondo Kingdom, Srivijaya Empire, Pandyan Dynasty, and Chola Empire was driven by the Maritime Silk Road. This period roughly 7th–13th century saw unprecedented cultural exchange, with maritime, merchant-driven interaction leading to the spread of art, religion, and commercial law across the Bay of Bengal. Pandyan Dynasty (India): Alongside the Chola, the Pandyans contributed to the Tamil dominance of Indian Ocean commerce, facilitating the movement of textiles, precious metals, and ideas to Southeast Asia. Tondo Kingdom (Philippines): As a trading center, Tondo engaged in trade within the Southeast Asian network, interacting with traders passing through the South C...