Book contents
- The Cambridge History of China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Maps
- Preface
- Six Dynasties Chronology
- Introduction
- Part 1 History
- Part 2 Society and Realia
- Chapter 12 The Art of War
- Chapter 13 Foreign Relations
- Chapter 14 The Northern Economy
- Chapter 15 The Southern Economy
- Chapter 16 Agriculture
- Chapter 17 The History of Sogdians in China
- Chapter 18 Northern Material Culture
- Chapter 19 Southern Material Culture
- Chapter 20 Women, Families, and Gendered Society
- Chapter 21 Local Society
- Part 3 Culture, Religion, and Art
- Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Primary Sources
- Journal Titles: Acronyms (single-word titles do not use acronyms)
- List of Asian Journal Titles
- Primary Texts
- General Bibliography
- Glossary–Index
Chapter 17 - The History of Sogdians in China
from Part 2 - Society and Realia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2019
- The Cambridge History of China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Maps
- Preface
- Six Dynasties Chronology
- Introduction
- Part 1 History
- Part 2 Society and Realia
- Chapter 12 The Art of War
- Chapter 13 Foreign Relations
- Chapter 14 The Northern Economy
- Chapter 15 The Southern Economy
- Chapter 16 Agriculture
- Chapter 17 The History of Sogdians in China
- Chapter 18 Northern Material Culture
- Chapter 19 Southern Material Culture
- Chapter 20 Women, Families, and Gendered Society
- Chapter 21 Local Society
- Part 3 Culture, Religion, and Art
- Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Primary Sources
- Journal Titles: Acronyms (single-word titles do not use acronyms)
- List of Asian Journal Titles
- Primary Texts
- General Bibliography
- Glossary–Index
Summary
Sogdians (Suteren) were an ancient Central Asian Iranian people; their language was an Eastern Iranian dialect within the Indo-European language family. Their basic homeland was along the Zarafshan river, between the Central Asian Amu Darya (Oxus) and Syr Darya (Jaxartes) rivers, an area known anciently as Sogdiana, located primarily in modern Uzbekistan, with parts also falling within modern Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. There were a number of city-states of varying sizes in the large and small oases of this region. The largest was Samarkand (Kangguo), which often served in a leadership role for the various Sogdian city-states. In addition, there was Bukhārā (Anguo), which was also relatively large; Sutrūshana or Ustrūshana (East Caoguo); Kabudhan or Kapūtānā (Caoguo); Ishitīkhan (West Caoguo); Māymurgh (Miguo); Kushāṇika (Heguo); Kish or Shahr-i-Sabz (Shi3guo); and Čač (Shi2guo).
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- The Cambridge History of China , pp. 374 - 383Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019