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What Caused the decline of the Silk Road? The Heyday of The Silk Road Initially, traders on the Silk Road brought Chinese silk to western areas. Then, when the Silk Road grew stronger, the Silk Route by Sea started. During the Tang Dynasty, more merchants started doing business on the Silk Road and the Silk Route by Sea. The trade of the Silk Road reached to its peak during the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, empires sent diplomatic missions to establish diplomatic relations with each other.
Trading along the Silk Road and became stronger again between the 13th and 14th centuries, when the Mongols controlled central Asia. During the Age of Exploration the Silk Road lost its importance because new sea routes to Asia were discovered. Silk Road in the 1st century A.D.