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Dhow

ダウ船 / dhow — People & places

A lateen-sailed vessel of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. A carrier of silver coins.

Austria The Linchpin of the Red Sea / Red Sea

A lateen-sailed vessel that crossed the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. It traveled back and forth on the monsoon winds, becoming a carrier of silver coins and trade silver.

⚠ Coins cannot move on their own. The wind, ships, and merchants were the legs of the silver coins.