SILK ROAD & SAMARKAND
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Updated: 13 Oct 2019
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Created byAndrew Chen
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Silk Road officially "opens"Silk Road "closes"Greco-Bactrians make first western contact with ChinaEmperor Wu sends his emissary Zhang Qian to the west to negotiate with the Yuezhi people for help in defeating the XiongnuWest becomes aware of silk productionTwo Monks Seek Justinian IEarliest settlements near SamarkandAlexander the Great Conquers SamarkandMongols raid and destroy SamarkandSamarkand becomes capital of Timurid EmpireShaybanids conquer SamarkandSoon-to-be Samarkand is likely founded by Iranian groupsQutayba ibn Muslim conquers SamarkandBuddhism begins to spread through the Silk RoadIslam begins to spread through the Silk RoadPeriods
Age of DiscoveryPersian Royal Road/Achaemenid EmpireSeleucid-Parthian WarsSilk in Rome under AugustusSilk in Rome under Marcus AureliusUlugh Beg builds the Samarkand Observatory
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