Radhanite

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One of a group of early medieval Jewish merchants forming a vast trade network across…

   One of a group of early medieval Jewish merchants forming a vast trade network across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to China.

   • Here he fell in with the servant of a Radhanite, one of the Jewish merchants who travelled, carrying others' goods and letters and money and a certain amount of political intrigue when it suited them.
   • Inside the Radhanite's tent, Niccolò sat with the Captain Commander and the Viscount.
   • At the end of the summer, Simon the Radhanite paid another surprise visit to Fernshanz.
2. 2

   Pertaining to the Radhanites.

   • In consequence, the Jewish merchant of the late eleventh or twelfth century possessed more restricted horizons than his Radhanite predecessor
   • Even after the near monopoly of Radhanite trade had come to an end, Jewish merchants continued to indulge and prosper in local and international commerce.
   • The slave traders of various Radhanite origins of the High Middle Ages were Jewish merchants who were covering long itineraries in North Africa, Central Asia, China, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

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