Historical Research on the Western Regions and the Silk Road between the Tang and Yuan Dynasties
by Pay Horse
About This Novel
Since the mid-eighth century, the Tang Dynasty's rule in the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions has gradually collapsed. From then until the beginning of the 13th century, the Central Plains Dynasty failed to bring this area under direct rule for four centuries, leaving very limited records in Chinese documents handed down from generation to generation. The Silk Road between the Tang and Yuan Dynasties therefore left a dark and unclear impression, often giving people a sense of its decline. This book mainly uses multi-lingual materials unearthed in the northwest region, especially Uighur documents, to restore the historical appearance of the Western Regions and the Silk Road during this period from different levels, including the origins of the ruling families of the main ethnic groups, changes in transportation roads, the development of emerging cities, the rise of merchant groups, and the distribution of the Nestorian network. The revelation of these specific historical facts strongly proves that the Silk Road trade and the economy of the areas along it achieved further development between the Tang and Yuan Dynasties.
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