The Silk Road: A New History

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionDocuments 1. A Walk through the Taklamakan, Charles Blackmore, 19952. A Caravan in 1895, Sven Hedin, 19253. The Han Emperor Speaks with the Explorer Zhang Qian, Ban Gu, 111 BCE4a-b. Documents About Sogdian Envoys from the Xuanquan Fort, 52, 39 BCE5. The Kingdom of Da Qin, Fan Ye, 445 CE6. Greek Description of the Lands East of India, Periplus, First Century CE7. Pliny the Elder on the Country of Seres and the Silkworm, circa 77 CEChapter 1. At the Crossroads of Central Asia: The Kingdom of KrorainaDocuments8. The Niya Site in 1901, Aurel Stein,1907 9. The Niya Site in 1993, Charles Blackmore,199510. The Kroraina and Jingjue Kingdoms, Ban Gu, 111 11a-h. Local Life in a Silk Road Community as seen in the Kharoshti, Documents, circa 250-350 Chapter 2. Gateway to the Languages of the Silk Road: Kucha and the Kizil CavesDocuments12. Sven Hedin's Account of his 1899 Boat Trip, 192513. How the Germans Removed Paintings, Albert von le Coq, 192814. The Jataka Tale of How the Monkey King Saved His Band, Fifth Century CE15. The Punyavan Jataka Tale, Fifth-Sixth Centuries CE 16. The Invasion of Kucha by General Lu Guang, Li Fang, 98417. The Biography of Kumarajiva, Fang Xueling, 644Chapter 3. Midway Between China and Iran: TurfanDocuments18. Xuanzang's Journey out of China, Huili, 64919. The Astana Graveyard in 1915, Aurel Stein,192820a-c. The Real World Legal System in the Turfan Documents21a-c.The Underworld Court System in the Turfan Documents22a-d.The Tang Code, Zhangsun Wuji, 653 Chapter 4. Homeland of the Sogdians, the Silk Road Traders: Samarkand and SogdianaDocuments23a-c. The Sogdian Ancient Letters, Nicholas Sims-Williams (trans.), ca. 31024.The Mount Mugh Marriage Contract and the Bride's Script, 71025. The Fall of Devashtich's Fortress at Mount Mugh, Al-Tabari, 92326. Xuanzang's Description of Sogdian Ways, 64627. The Kingdom of Sogdiana, Liu Xu, 945Chapter 5. The Cosmopolitan Terminus of the Silk Road: Historic Chang'an, Modern-day Xi'anDocuments28a-c. Epitaphs for the Two Sogdian Headmen An Jia and Shi Wirkak, 57929. Christianity in China: The Nestorian Stele of Xi'an, 78130. A Record Book of Accounts from a Tang-Dynasty Pawn Shop, 662-689 31. The Lament of the Lady of Qin, A Poem about Chang'an in 881 Chapter 6. The Time Capsule of Silk Road History: The Dunhuang CavesDocuments32. Aurel Stein's Negotiations at Dunhuang, 191233. A Hebrew Prayer preserved in the Library Cave, 800-100034. A Manichean Hymn from the Library Cave, 800-100035. A Christian Hymn from the Library Cave, 800-100036. The Zhang Yichao Transformation Text, after 85737a-b. Women's Lives in the Ninth and Tenth CenturiesChapter 7. Entryway into Xinjiang for Buddhism and Islam: KhotanDocuments38. Xuanzang's Description of Khotan, Huili, 64939. The Pilgrim-monk Faxian's Description of Khotan, 40140. The Book of Zambasta, circa 50041. A Khotanese Contract Governing the Use of Irrigation Water, circa 700 45. The Second Jewish-Persian Letter, circa 79046. A Khotanese-Sanskrit Phrasebook, Tenth Century CE47. A Khotanese Account of Expenditures, Tenth Century CEChapter 8. A New Route through the Grasslands: BeijingDocuments48. Pope Innocent's Letters to the Mongols, 124549. The Mongol Khan's Reply to the Pope's Letters of 124550. John of Piano Carpini's Description of the Mongols, 124651. The Religious Debate at Moengke's Court, 125452. The Armenian King's Report about William of Rubruck, after 125953. Rabban Sauma's Account of France, circa 130054. Marco Polo's Account of Beijing, 129955. Marco Polo's Route South of Beijing, 1299 Conclusion: The History of the Overland Routes through Central Asia Art CreditsIndex