Across
- 5. A roadside inn along the Silk Road where travelers could rest and trade
- 7. An official in the Mongol Empire responsible for the collection of taxes from a certain province
- 8. A political process for choosing a new ruler in which all contenders for power have to defeat their rivals in battle
- 9. A spirit or ghost in Muslim mythology
Down
- 1. A center of cultural and commercial exchange in Central Asia
- 2. The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
- 3. A Swahili city-state
- 4. A popular drink in Central Asia made of fermented mare milk
- 6. A title given to rulers of nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Asian steppes
- 7. A ship that was commonly used for trade in the Indian Ocean
