Ancient and early medieval kingdoms of the Pamir region of Central Asia : historical Shughn̐uan and its lost capital / Muzaffar Zoirshoevich Zoolshoev.
| Author/creator | Zoolshoev, Muzaffar Zoirshoevich author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | xii, 149 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Historical Shughn̐uan and its lost capital |
| Contents | A general review of the major sources -- Etymology and nomenclature -- The historical borders of Shughn̐uan with neighbouring kingdoms -- The earliest habitation of the Pamirs (10,000-2,000 BCE) -- Theories on the ancient peoples and societies of the Pamirs (2,000-1,000 BCE) -- The K̐uafirs and the Mak people -- The Sakas/Scythians, Achaemenids, Greeks and Macedonians (6th-2nd centuries BCE) -- The Sakas/Scythians -- The Achaemenids (6th-4th centuries BCE) -- The Greeks and Macedonians (4th-2nd centuries BCE) -- The Yu̐uezh̐ui, Kushans, Kidarites/Chionites and Hephthalites (2nd century BCE-6th century CE) -- The Yu̐uezh̐ui (2nd-1st centuries BCE) -- The Kushans (1st-3rd centuries CE) -- The Kidarites/Chionites (4th-5th centuries CE) -- The Hephthalites (5th-6th centuries CE) -- The Turkic kaghans (6th-8th centuries CE) -- Xu̐uanz̐uang's description of Shughn̐uan -- The rise of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (7th-8th centuries CE) -- Shughn̐uan during the Chinese-Tibetan confrontation (the first half of the 8th century CE) -- The Abbasids, ̐uT̐uahirids and S̐uam̐uanids (8th-10th centuries CE) -- On the names and origins of the earliest kings of Shughn̐uan -- Conclusion to Part 1 -- Progress, problems and potential for future research -- The passage from the T̐uang Sh̐uu and its Russian, French and German translations -- The search for K̐uuh̐uan outside present Shughn̐uan -- The Fargh̐uana Valley -- The Zarafsh̐uan Valley -- The Alay Valley -- The city of Qunduz -- The Kh̐uatan Oasis -- The Darv̐uaz district -- The Ishk̐uashim district (Wakh̐uan Valley) -- The Gh̐uar̐uan Valley -- The R̐uush̐uan district -- The Bartang Valley -- The Vanj district -- The Yazgul̐uam Valley -- The Murgh̐uab district -- Summary of this section -- The Search for K̐uuh̐uan within present-day Shughn̐uan -- The R̐uashtqal'a district -- The Ghund Valley -- Bar-Panja and Wiy̐uad (Wiy̐uar) in Afghan Shughn̐uan -- The area of Kh̐uarugh -- The Such̐uan Valley -- The area of P̐uarshnev -- Summary of this section. |
| Abstract | "This focused study is one of the few analytical resources in English that covers the ancient and early medieval history of one of the least studied areas of the vast mountainous Pamir region of Central Asia: Shughnan. The book brings together scattered fragments of information from a wide range of early Greek, Chinese, Persian and Arabic sources, as well as the accounts of early European travellers and the scholarly contributions of Soviet and Post-Soviet authors, as well as personal accounts and oral history material from the region. Drawing on historical, archaeological, linguistic, and ethnographic data, it provides a holistic overview of the kingdom of Shughnan. It also attempts, for the first time, to identify and locate the town of Kuhan, which the Chinese historical chronicle, the Tang Shu (Book of the Tang Dynasty, 618-907 CE) describes as the 'first capital' of Shughnan. Many archaeological sites are examined and offered as potential candidates for the location of the town of Kuhan, providing a foundation for future archaeological and ethnolinguistic research in the area. Ancient and Early Medieval Kingdoms of the Pamir Region of Central Asia: Historical Shughnan and its Lost Capital is suitable for students, scholars, and historians studying ancient and early medieval Central Asia, particularly the Pamir region, as well as those interested in Central Asian history and archaeology more broadly"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-140) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Zoolshoev, Muzaffar Zoirshoevich. Ancient and early medieval kingdoms of the Pamir region of Central Asia New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003279730 |
| LCCN | 2022035769 |
| ISBN | 9781032246765 |
| ISBN | 9781032246741 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 103224674X |
| ISBN | 1032246766 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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