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title: Map of Medieval Japanese Trade & Wako Pirates
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12756/map-of-medieval-japanese-trade--wako-pirates/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Map of Medieval Japanese Trade & Wako Pirates

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Map of Medieval Japanese Trade & Wako Pirates](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12756.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12756.png)

## Image Caption

Map depicting [Medieval Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Japan/) and its [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) relations with its neighbours, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) and [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/). The map shows the major trade goods exchanged between [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/), China, and Korea. Black lines show the approximate routes taken by the [Wako](https://www.worldhistory.org/Wako/) Pirates. Each of the major islands of Japan are highlighted in a different colour.

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2020, September 16). Map of Medieval Japanese Trade & Wako Pirates. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12756/map-of-medieval-japanese-trade--wako-pirates/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Map of Medieval Japanese Trade & Wako Pirates." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 16, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12756/map-of-medieval-japanese-trade--wako-pirates/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Map of Medieval Japanese Trade & Wako Pirates." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12756/map-of-medieval-japanese-trade--wako-pirates/>.

## License & Copyright

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