WEBSamarkand, city in east-central Uzbekistan that is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. Known as Maracanda in the 4th century bce, it was the capital of Sogdiana and was …
Most merchants did not travel the entire Silk Road, but would trade goods through middlemen based in oasis towns, such as Khotan or Dunhuang. The Sogdians, however, established a trading network across the 1500 miles from Sogdiana to China. In fact, the Sogdians turned their energies to trade so thoroughly that the Saka of the Kingdom of Khotan called all merchants suli, "S…
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- In the early 8th century CE, Samarkand was conquered by the Arabs and soon became an important center of Muslim culture. Excavations beneath the mosque show a rapid succession of monumental buildings. A massive enclosure, perhaps the temenos of the pre-Islamic temple mentioned in the sources, was razed some time after the Arab conquest of 712. The ...
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WEBMar 29, 2024 · Samarkand (also and more rarely in English, Samarqand), is perhaps the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan. The city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage …
WEBHeavy. Heavy. The siege of Malakand was the 26 July – 2 August 1897 siege of the British garrison in the Malakand region of colonial British India 's North West Frontier Province. …
WEBSamarkand är en stad med en lång historia. Den grundades av den persiske storkungen Kyros II på 500-talet före Kristus. Under antiken var den för grekerna känd under …
WEBThe Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress or the Great Mardakan Castle ( Azerbaijani: Dördkünc Mərdəkan qalası or Azerbaijani: Böyük Mərdəkan qəsri) is a historical and …
Marakanda: a Pleiades place resource
WEBLast modified Dec 28, 2023 09:25 PM — History. tags: dare:ancient=1 , dare:feature=settlement , dare:major=0. Marakanda (now Samarkand in Uzbekistan) …
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