Trade in Kharasan during The Age of the Seljuk

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          The agriculture has been developed in "Kharasan", during the age of the great "Seljuk" Sultans, Which led to the prosperity of trade in "Kharasan" during the Seljuks' age.
          The trade is divided into two kinds. First the internal trade which was represented in the markets, the center of the commercial activity. These markets were very varied as aresult of the crops variety.
          The ways of the internal trade were varied, which connected between the region's cities. The " Seljuks " were also very interested in the external trade of "Kharasan"; because the period of their government represents the gold age at the history of the Islamic Middle Asia.
          Trade used to direct the economic activity, just like a star which spreads its radiation towards the Islamic countries as: Iran, Iraq, half of China, Asian plains and the countries of Volva at the west.
          The ways of the external trade were also varied, and this connected "Kharasan" with the other states and the neighbouring regions.
          The means of transport were varied; horses, camels, mules and donkeys were among the most important means of terrestrial transport.
          On the level of the maritime transport, Sailing Ships have been used in all its sizes and Shapes.
          Kharasan was distinguished, during the period of its strong government at the " Seljuks' age", by the variety of crops and industrial production. The specialization in the production and industrialization was very clear in the commercial activity whether on the export or import level.