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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Achte Abteilung, Handbook of Uralic studies ; ; v. 10.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 406 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781429452748
  • 1429452749
  • 1433705230
  • 9781433705236
Uniform titles:
  • Histoire des marchands Sogdiens. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sogdian traders.DDC classification:
  • 382/.0958 22
LOC classification:
  • HF3770.22 .L334 2005
Other classification:
  • 15.75
Online resources:
Contents:
List of Maps and Illustrations; General Introduction; Chapter One The Origins of the Sogdian Network: An Attempt at Chronological Delimitation; Chapter Two About the Ancient Letters; Chapter Three Trade with India; Chapter Four Sogdiana, a Major Center of Trade; Chapter Five In China; Chapter Six Structures; Chapter Seven The Turco-Sogdian Milieux; Chapter Eight Ambassadors and Merchants: The Western Routes; Chapter Nine The Sogdians in the Islamic World; Chapter Ten Ruptures and Assimilations; General Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Summary: The Sogdian were the main traders of Central Asia from the fifth to the eighth century. Their diaspora is attested in India, China, Iran, the Turkish Steppe, but also Byzantium. This is the first attempt to describe their trade.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-376) and indexes.

The Sogdian were the main traders of Central Asia from the fifth to the eighth century. Their diaspora is attested in India, China, Iran, the Turkish Steppe, but also Byzantium. This is the first attempt to describe their trade.

List of Maps and Illustrations; General Introduction; Chapter One The Origins of the Sogdian Network: An Attempt at Chronological Delimitation; Chapter Two About the Ancient Letters; Chapter Three Trade with India; Chapter Four Sogdiana, a Major Center of Trade; Chapter Five In China; Chapter Six Structures; Chapter Seven The Turco-Sogdian Milieux; Chapter Eight Ambassadors and Merchants: The Western Routes; Chapter Nine The Sogdians in the Islamic World; Chapter Ten Ruptures and Assimilations; General Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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