Quiz · Trade and Money
Horses for India: The Warhorse Trade of the Sea Road
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Watch or rewatch the film: Horses for India: The Warhorse Trade of the Sea RoadQuestion 1 of 2Polo said a horse cost 500 dinars; Wassaf said 220 red-gold dinars. How does Yule explain the gap?
Yule says Wassaf’s red-gold dinar seems to have been worth about two ordinary dinars. On that reading, the two prices come close.
Source: EP47 claims T13b-005, T13b-081, T13b-084, T13b-085 (Yule–Cordier note; Elliot and Dowson, Wassaf); narrated at 08:11 of 11:11 (73%)
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The answer: A red-gold dinar was worth about two dinars
Yule says Wassaf’s red-gold dinar seems to have been worth about two ordinary dinars. On that reading, the two prices come close.
Source: EP47 claims T13b-005, T13b-081, T13b-084, T13b-085 (Yule–Cordier note; Elliot and Dowson, Wassaf); narrated at 08:11 of 11:11 (73%)
Question 2 of 2The Mongols did not ship the horses to India. What was their part in the trade?
Persia was ruled by the Ilkhans, and the horse dealers of Kish worked under them. Polo says their government kept Persia’s robbers from doing worse.
Source: EP47 claims T13b-078, T13b-095, T13b-096 (Yule–Cordier, Polo Bk I ch. XV); “did not ship” is script framing; narrated at 09:03 of 11:11 (80%)
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The answer: They ruled Persia, the land behind the ports
Persia was ruled by the Ilkhans, and the horse dealers of Kish worked under them. Polo says their government kept Persia’s robbers from doing worse.
Source: EP47 claims T13b-078, T13b-095, T13b-096 (Yule–Cordier, Polo Bk I ch. XV); “did not ship” is script framing; narrated at 09:03 of 11:11 (80%)
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These questions were drafted with AI assistance from the film’s researched script and its sources, and reviewed before publishing.