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Over which three seas did the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin travel?

In 1466-1472, the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin made a trip to Persia and India, which he reflected in his work "Journey Beyond the Three Seas" - in this first book in medieval Europe, which gives a completely realistic and at the same time colorful description of India and the ways leading to it from Eastern Europe.

In 1466, Afanasy Nikitin set out on a trading mission from Tver down the Volga. Having reached Derbent and Baku along the Caspian Sea, he then sailed to Persia (modern Iran), where he lived for about a year. In the spring of 1469, he arrived in the city of Ormuz and reached India through the Arabian Sea, where he lived for about three years, traveling a lot. On the way back, he reached Trebizond (modern Trabzon) through Persia, crossed the Black Sea and in 1472 arrived in Kafa (modern Feodosia).

Thus, during his remarkable journey, Afanasy Nikitin crossed the Caspian, Arabian and Black Seas.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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