Although the Indian Ocean trade routes and the Silk Road were two completely different trading systems in the period 1200 – 1450 CE which the Indian Ocean trade route were more focused on massive amount of demanded goods while the Silk Road were more focused on Luxuries, they were quite similar when we describe their political components. These similarities were more significant because both of them are protected and supported by large empires at that time which the Silk Road were protected by Mongol, Byzantines, and Abbasids and the Indian Ocean trade routes were protected by Srivijaya. At the same time this affect the the 2 trading routes and made them successful, and those political entities usually gain taxes from trades and this was also a major component of their income.