Makran Sea in documents and historical sources

Abstract

The ancient region of Makran is located in the southeast of the Iranian plateau and on the northern shores of the Makran Sea, whose borders stretch from Pars and Kerman in the west to Sindh in the east. This vast area was limited to Khorasan and historical Sistan from the nort This region has a valuable history of several thousand years and civilization and a special geographical location. The South Sea of ​​Iran has been called the "Sea of ​​Makran" for centuries due to its proximity to the land of Makran and has played an important role in the events in the south and southeast of Iran and its ports have long had a privileged commercial position.The passage of merchant ships and caravans carrying goods from India, China, Yemen, the Red Sea, and the east coast of Africa to the eastern regions made it one of the busiest areas for maritime and land trade. Makran cities such as the port of Tiz Faraj, Bampur, Cage, etc. were considered as important anchorages and rest areas of these roads.In this article, an attempt is made to examine the historical background of the Makran Sea using historical and geographical sources, and the reason for changing the historical and Iranian name "Makran" to "Oman" after centuries, along with the role of British colonialism in this change. Investigate and find out why, since the opening of the colonial powers to all parts of the world, including Central Asia, many countries have changed their names and historical and geographical declarations with direct intervention, and the historical name "Makran Sea" has been removed from new historical and geographical documents. And instead the nameless and unprecedented name was "Sea of ​​Oman".

Keywords

• historical geography
• maca
• gedrozia
• makran
• makran sea
• oman sea