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Social Foundation of Sogdian Commercial Diaspora in China
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Abstract
This paper explores the Sogdian communication system, religious, cultural distinctions and adaptations, and the role of women that shaped their commercial interactions along the ancient Silk Road. The Sogdians, a mercantile empire residing in Central Asia between the 2nd and 10th centuries, relied on a well-developed communication system rooted in family kinship ties, religious and cultural distinctions, including Zoroastrianism and unique burial practices, and active engagement of women in this long-lived diaspora.
Keywords
Silk Road, Sogdian, Communication System, Zoroastrianism, Women
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-363-0
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-364-7
- Published Date
- 19 April 2024
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/28/20230061
- Copyright
- 19 April 2024
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited