And yet Arab traders appeared at Zimbabwe regularly, and they had to traverse that formidable route.
Conflicts between chiefs and Arab traders lasted through the last half of the 19th century.
Slave trade begun by early Arab traders began in 9th century and lasted over millennium.
Initially, both European and Arab traders began sponsoring trips to Gondokoro for ivory.
Probably Arab traders from all the western seas wereflocking to him to fill their holds with stolen goods at bargainprices.
With the advent of Islam, these Arab traders introduced the new faith in the region.
There have been rumours that say that Arab traders played a major role in the construction of Great Zimbabwe.
Incidentally, a young, handsome and rich Arab trader reached there and he settled there for a couple of days.
According to another theory, it originated in southern Thailand and its contacts with Arab traders.
Tagalog settlements which carried on trade with the Chinese and Arab traders long before the Spanish conquest.