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The Silk Road: A New History

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by Valerie Hansen


  and the Tang dynasty, 103–4, 192–93

  and Tibetan rule, 185, 216–17

  and wooden documents, 214–15

  See also loan documents

  coral, 194

  corpses. See burial practices;

  human remains Cos (Greek island), 19

  cosmopolitanism, 30, 83, 128, 167, 181–82. See also Chang’an

  cotton textiles, 38, 39, 138, 195

  court records, 2, 3

  craftsmen, 238

  Crimean Peninsula, 229

  Ctesiphon, 120

  cultural exchanges, 5, 21, 25, 26, 238

  Cultural Revolution, 93, 94, 152, 175

  Dandan Uiliq

  Archive of Khotanese material, 286nn37, 39

  Buddhist statues of, 12

  Hedin on, 286n26

  Judeo-Persian documents, 219

  and Khotanese documents, 199, 210, 212–13, 213, 221–22

  and Stein’s excavations, 217–18

  and tax documents, 215–17

  Daoism, 80, 108, 169

  “Daoist Wang.” See Wang Yuanlu

  Daozhen, 178–79

  Da Qin, 18, 32

  de Goes, Bento, 231–32, 242

  Deng Xiaoping, 93

  Devaputra, 187

  Devashtich, 130, 134–36

  dharma, 47, 55. See also Buddhism

  Dharmaguptakas, 52

  The Diamond Sutra, 24, 179, 183, 236, 241

  diao taxes, 152

  diplomats. See envoys

  divorce, 133

  dmar, 185–86

  Domoko, 199, 213

  donkeys, 78, 79, 83

  Duldur Aqur, 79–80, 82

  Dunhuang

  and Buddhist pilgrimages, 221

  cave 1, (see library cave subentry below)

  cave paintings, 24, 167–69, 168, 172–79, 178, 181, 186, 188–90, 189, 223, 240

  and diplomatic envoys, 15, 188, 191–92, 224–25

  and the Gansu Corridor, 9

  and the Han dynasty, 14, 168–69

  and Hebrew documents, color plate 12

  and Khotanese documents, 24, 181, 199, 210, 220, 226, 241

  library cave at, 24, 167, 168, 169, 173–75, 177–79, 178, 180, 181–83, 187–88, 198, 199, 218–20, 222, 226, 228, 241

  location of, 170–71

  and religious toleration, 241

  rulers of, 190

  scope of documents at, 24

  and the Sogdian Ancient

  Letters, 116–19

  and Stein, 167–77, 172, 180–81, 196–97

  and the Tang dynasty, 184–85, 186–88

  and tourism, 10

  Uighur conquest of, 216

  Dunhuang Research Institute, 172, 172, 178

  Du You, 107

  earthquakes, 61

  Eastern Market (Chang’an), 142, 148

  Eastern Turks, 149

  edicts

  and Buddhism, 47

  and Kharoshthi documents, 49

  and Khotan, 198, 227

  and Qing dynasty, 232

  and Shanshan, 35, 250n25

  travel bans, 261n3

  and Xuanquan site, 15

  education

  language education, 56, 220–21, 240

  and spread of paper technology, 137–39

  Elgin Marbles, 175

  Endere, 35, 52, 199, 207, 209

  envoys

  and the Afrasiab murals, 129, color plate 11B

  and the An Lushan rebellion, 157

  and character of the Silk Road, 238

  documentary evidence on, 50–51, 240–41

  and Dunhuang, 15, 188, 191–92, 224–25

  and Gaochang Kingdom, 94

  and Khotan, 16, 191, 192, 202, 222–26, 241

  and Kroraina Kingdom, 28–29, 49–50

  epitaphs, 99, 143–44, 146, 240

  ethnic diversity of the Silk Road, 13, 136

  fabrics. See textiles

  Fadu, 32

  fan (“foreign”), 194

  Faxian, 55, 160–64, 162–63, 205–6, 240

  Ferghana, 16, 136

  fire altars and temples, 118, 123. 124, 144, color plate 15. See also Zoroastrianism

  Forest of Steles (Beilin) Museum, 149

  Four Garrisons, 79, 211, 260n67

  fragrances, 194

  France, 167

  frankincense, 20, 165

  fraudulent artifacts, 97, 207, 217

  Freiman, A. A., 130

  frescoes, 212

  Fu Hao, 13

  funerary garments, 2, 3. See also burial practices

  Furen Khi-vyaina, 225

  Gandhara region

  and Hejiacun Village Hoard, 156

  and house excavation, 37

  and Kroraina Kingdom, 26–27, 30, 32, 35, 37–38, 44–48, 50–52

  and Kucha, 66

  and Kumarajiva, 56

  and migrant populations, 50–51, 239

  and the Rawak statues, 205

  seals of, 46

  Gandhari language, 30, 32, 51, 56, 66, 71, 209

  Gansu Corridor, 9, 14, 59

  Gansu Province

  and business partnerships, 119

  and caravan trade, 232

  climate of, 13

  and coin shortages, 195

  and De Goes’ expedition, 232

  and Shi Wirkak, 146

  and Stein’s expeditions, 167–68, 196

  and Tang rule, 107–8, 184, 237

  and Tibetan rule, 108, 158, 185–86

  and Uighur rule, 111, 190, 196, 220

  and Wuwei, 42, 68, 79, 85, 137, 144, 146

  and Xiyu (Western Regions), 9

  and the Yuezhi, 32, 71

  Ganzhou, 190, 192, 224–25

  Gaochang, 89, 89–95, 98–99, 105, 108

  Gao Juren, 157

  Gaozong, Tang-dynasty Emperor, 125

  garbage pits, 15, 36, 131

  Garuda, 61

  gems, 155–56, 194

  Genghis Khan, 229

  Germany, 167

  Ghafar, Abdul, 34

  Ghurak, 135

  Gilgit River, 32

  Gilgit Road, 30

  glassmaking, 122, 238

  Global Positioning System, 212

  Gobi Desert, 9, 55

  Godfrey, S. H., 209

  gold, 41, 48–49, 93, 96–98, 100–102, 153–54, 156, 165, 205, 231, 239. See also gold under coins entry

  Gongyuecheng, 103

  Govind Kaul, 12

  graffiti, 30–32, 31, 76

  grain, 132, 184, 194

  graves, 201–2. See also Astana graveyard; burial practices; human remains

  Greater Yuezhi, 32

  Great Leap Forward, 93

  Greek culture, 18–19, 46, 48, color plate 13

  Grenet, Frantz, 138–39

  Grünwedel, Albert, 65, 175

  Guangzhou (Canton), 150, 161, 164, 165–66

  Guanyin, 88, 161, 193

  Guanyin Monastery, 151–52

  guosuo. See travel passes

  Guo Xin, 80

  hajj pilgrimage, 232, 234, 241

  Hami, 85, 88–89, 104, 107, 232

  Han dynasty

  and Chang’an, 17, 34, 65, 141, 143, 147

  and coins, 156

  and diplomatic envoys, 236

  and documents on the Silk Road, 14–18

  and Dunhuang cave

  documents, 14, 168–69

  and foreign influence in art, 20–21

  and Khotan, 202

  and Kroraina Kingdom, 26, 32, 34–37, 42, 55

  and Kucha, 65–66

  and military presence on the Silk Road, 8, 14–15, 236

  and trade with Rome, 20–21

  and Turfan, 83, 90

  hang (“row”), 148

  Hangzhou Silk Museum, 19

  Han Wudi, 65

  Hebei Province, 157

  Hebrew, 31–32, 181, 217, 218–19, 219, 241, color plate 12

  Hedin, Sven

  and itinerant trader
s, 11, 237–38

  and Khotan, 12, 13, 212

  and Kroraina Kingdom, 27

  and Kucha, 58–60

  Niya and Loulan excavations, 38, 43

  and “Silk Road” term, 8

  and Taklamakan Desert, 11–12, 242, color plate 10

  Hejiacun Village Hoard, 152–57, 153–54, 155, 239

  Henan Province, 235–36

  Henning, W. B., 71

  Hephthalites, 75, 120–21

  Heraclius, 156

  herding, 132. See also cattle

  Hermitage Museum, 122

  Hinayana Buddhism, 68, 69

  Hinaza Deva Vijitasimha, 209

  The History of the Han Dynasty. 34, 35

  The History of the Later Han, 34, 40

  Hoernle, Frederick Rudolf, 209–10

  Hongbian, 177, 178

  horses, 16, 78, 80–82, 222–24

  house excavations, 37, 38

  Huang Chao, 165–66

  Huili, 85, 87, 88–89, 113, 114

  Hulu River, 85, 86

  human remains, 38–42, 41, 92–93, 201–2. See also burial practices

  Huns, 117, 120–21

  Huntington, Ellsworth, 212

  Hunza River, 32

  Husejnov, D., 130

  Huvishka, 52

  Ibn Hawkal, 122

  Ibrahim (guide), 33–34

  imperialism, 175

  imported goods, 194, 233

  incenses, 194

  India

  and An Jia, 143

  Buddhist missionaries, 66

  and de Goes’ travels, 231

  and Dunhuang cave documents, 186–87

  funding for expeditions, 212

  gemstones of, 156

  influence in Kroraina Kingdom, 25–26, 45

  and migrant populations, 200, 236, 239

  and pilgrimage routes, 162–63

  and religious art, 122, 125–27, 126

  and Roman coins, 20

  and sea travel, 160–65, 162–63

  and silk production, 19

  and Stein’s expeditions, 174

  and Turfan, 94

  Indus River, 32

  International Dunhuang Project, 176

  inventory documents, 194

  Iran

  and Chang’an, 150

  and Hejiacun Village Hoard, 154, 155

  and imported goods, 194

  languages of, 210

  and Manichaeism, color plate 11A

  and Sasanian refugees, 149

  and the Sogdians, 113

  trade with Tang dynasty, 97

  and Zoroastrianism, 118, 181

  Iraq, 165

  Isai, Abdullah (Bento de Goes), 231–32

  Islam

  and coin designs, 97

  and Dunhuang caves, 175

  and the Huang Chao rebellion, 165

  Islamic law, 228, 232

  and Khotan, 24, 199, 201, 218, 226–34, 241–42

  and mazar shrines, 234, color plate 16A

  and Sasanian refugees, 149

  and Sogdiana, 116, 129, 131, 136–37

  spread with migrant populations, 139

  and Turfan, 95, 98, 111

  and use of paper, 138

  Ito Toshio, 43

  jade

  and de Goes, 231–32

  and diplomatic envoys, 222–27, 241

  and earliest Silk Road trade, 235–36

  and Xuanzang’s travels, 207

  Jade Gate, 85, 86

  Jafar Sadik, Imam, 33

  Japan, 167

  jataka stories, 62–63, 63, 73–74

  Jesuit missionaries, 150, 231–32

  Jewish merchants, 31–32, 217–18, 219, 231

  Jiangsu, 164

  Jiang Xiaowan, 169, 173–76, 180

  Jiaohe, 91

  Jiayuguan, 232

  Jingjing, 183

  Jingjue Kingdom, 35, 36, 40–41

  jitumgha, 44

  Jiumoluoshi, 70. See also Kumarajiva

  Jiuquan, 119

  Judaism, 165, 167, 241

  Judeo-Persian language, 219

  judicial assemblies, 215

  Jushi people, 90

  Kabul, 231

  Kageyama Etsuko, 98

  Kaiyuan reign period, 156

  Karakash River, 207

  Karakhanids, 226–28, 241, color plate 16A

  Karakhoja, 93

  Karakorum Highway, 30, 31, 31–32, 53, 218

  karma, 164

  Kashgar, 79, 218, 227, 234

  Kashmir, 156

  Keriya, 33, 53

  Khakhsar, 135

  Khan, Sher Ali, 196–97

  Kharoshthi script

  and Endere documents, 207–9

  and Kroraina Kingdom

  documents, 25, 26–27, 30, 32–38, 42–43, 45–47

  and Kumarajiva, 57

  and Niya and Loulan

  documents, 202, 237

  and Sogdian documents, 117

  Khoja Afaq, 232–33

  Khorezm, 128

  Khotan, 200–201

  and Afghan caravans, 196

  and Buddhism, 199–200, 203–7, 210–12, 221, 225, 227, 228–29, 231, 240

  and diplomatic envoys, 16, 191, 192, 202, 222–26, 241

  and Hedin’s explorations, 12, 13, 212

  and Islam, 24, 199, 201, 218, 226–34, 241–42

  and the jade trade, 235–36

  and Kroraina Kingdom, 48, 49–51, 54

  and mazar shrines, 234

  and the Tang dynasty, 79, 211, 226

  and Uighur population, 226, 233–34

  Khotanese

  and Buddhist monasteries, 240

  and Dunhuang cave

  documents, 24, 181, 199, 210, 220, 226, 241

  and Islamic conquest, 199

  and legal contracts, 209

  and royal documents, 198

  and Uighur language, 199, 211, 234

  Khotan River, 11, 207

  Khubilai Khan, 111

  Khujand, 136

  Khunjerab Pass, 32

  Khusrau II, 156

  Khvarnarse, 209

 

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