La centralità dei nomadi nel commercio della Caucasia settentrionale. Rapporti diplomatici fra i Mongoli e Venezia sul Mar d'Azov nel XIV secolo

This paper examines the significant role of nomadic populations in shap-ing trade networks in Northern Caucasia in the 14th century. Focusing on the dip-lomatic relations between the Mongol elite of the Ulus Jochi (Golden Horde) and the Venetian authorities, the paper explores how nomads’ idea of juridical spac-es and attitude towards commerce dictated the pace of European presence in the Northern Black Sea basin, sometimes favoring, sometimes halting mobility, eco-nomic practices, and cultural exchanges in the region. By analyzing historical sourc-es and accounts, this study aims to show the active role of the Mongols in regulat-ing the European commercial expansion in Northern Caucasia during the difficult14th century.