Course Course Title Lecturer Semester Credits Level

Lecture on Oriental History (2) Yasuyuki KURIYAMA Full year 3 - 4 4

Course Subtitle Moves and Exchanges in the Premodern Islamic World of West Asia

Course Outline This course is about the moves and exchanges in the premodern Islamic world of West Asia. In Japan, it is easy for us to believe that the Islamic world of West Asia is mostly dry land consisting of stark deserts. In fact, the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea and other seas exist in West Asia, the core of which is the Arabian Peninsula. These seas have facilitated numerous moves and exchanges of people, things and information in West Asia since the Pre-Islamic period. In this course, we will discuss the phases of the moves and exchanges of the premodern Islamic world of West Asia, which were mainly mediated by the western area of the Indian Ocean consisting of the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.

Course Schedule 1st semester 1 What is Islam? (1): Six Beliefs 2 What is Islam? (2): Five Deeds 3 What is Islam? (3): Koran 4 What is Islam? (4): Muhammad 5 Arabian Peninsula in the Days of Jahiliyah 6 Municipalities of the Arabian Peninsula in the Days of Jahiliyah 7 Birth of Islam and International Commerce 8 Great Conquest of the Arabs and International Commerce 9 International Commerce in the Days of the Umayyad Dynasty 10 Indian Ocean Commerce in the Days of the Abbasid Dynasty 11 The Shift from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea 12 Yemen Invasion by the Ayyubid Dynasty 13 Mamluk Dynasty and Indian Ocean Commerce 14 Rasulid Dynasty in Yemen 15 First Semester Recap 2nd semester 1 Aden, a Trading Port on the Indian Ocean (1): Products 2 Aden, a Trading Port on the Indian Ocean (2): Place of Production and Shipment 3 Aden, a Trading Port on the Indian Ocean (3): Customs 4 Red Sea Commerce (1): Products 5 Red Sea Commerce (2): Marine Merchants 6 Port of Aden Customs (1): Import Clearance 7 Port of Aden Customs (2): Export Clearance 8 Zabid, an Academic City of South Arabia 9 Moves and Settlements of People in Hadramawt 10 Indian Ocean Seafaring Techniques of the Arabs (1): Seafaring Technicians 11 Indian Ocean Seafaring Techniques of the Arabs (2): Seafaring Technical documents 12 Indian Ocean Seafaring Techniques of the Arabs (3): Outline of Seafaring Techniques 13 External Relations of Yemen in the Western Area of the Indian Ocean in the 17th Century 14 State of Affairs around the Red Sea in the 17th Century 15 Second Semester Recap

Evaluation Students will be graded by attendance (50%) and the semester-end examination (50%). Note: Students are required to attend at least four-fifths of all classes.

Textbook No textbook is specified. Reference books will be specified during classes as necessary.