Sogdian traders : : a history /

Sogdian traders : : a history / / by Étienne De La Vaissière ; translated by James Ward.

The Sogdian Traders were the main go-between of Central Asia from the fifth to the eighth century. From their towns of Samarkand, Bukhara, or Tashkent, their diaspora is attested by texts, inscriptions or archaeology in all the major countries of Asia (India, China, Iran, Turkish Steppe, but also By...

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Superior document:Handbook of Oriental Studies = Handbuck der Orientalistik. Section Eight, Central Asia, Volume 10
VerfasserIn:
La Vaissière, Étienne de,
TeilnehmendeR:
Ward, James,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2005.
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Handbuch der Orientalistik. Handbook of Uralic studies ; Volume 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • General Introduction
  • Introduction
  • The Origins of the Sogdian Network: An Attempt at Chronological Delimitation
  • About the Ancient Letters
  • Trade with India
  • Introduction
  • Sogdiana, a Major Center of Trade
  • In China
  • Structures
  • Introduction
  • The Turco-Sogdian Milieux
  • Ambassadors and Merchants: The Western Routes
  • Introduction
  • The Sogdians in the Islamic World
  • Ruptures and Assimilations
  • General Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Names
  • Geographical Index
  • Index of Sources
  • Handbuch der Orientalistik.

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