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The Sogdian Network: Merchants, Monks, and the Lost Language of the Silk Road

The Sogdian Network: Merchants, Monks, and the Lost Language of the Silk Road

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While the Kushan and Khazar empires left grand monuments, the Sogdians left something more subtle but equally powerful: a language that became the diplomatic tongue of Central Asia, and a network of merchants, missionaries, and spies that connected China to Persia for centuries. This episode follows the Sogdians from their homeland in Transoxiana—the fertile region between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers—to their role as cultural brokers along the Silk Road. We explore their unique script, derived from Aramaic and later adapted by the Uyghurs and Mongols; their polyglot trading cities like Samarkand and Panjakent; their influence on the spread of Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Nestorian Christianity into China; and the quiet disappearance of their language after the Arab conquest. Along the way, we meet the Sogdian merchant Nanai-vandak, whose letters from the 4th century offer a rare glimpse into daily life on the Silk Road, and discuss the legends of Sogdian 'magicians' and the secrets of their advanced irrigation systems that made the desert bloom. #Sogdians #Transoxiana #SilkRoad #Samarkand #Panjakent #Manichaeism #Nestorianism #Buddhism #AramaicScript #UyghurScript #MongolScript #NanaiVandak #SogdianLanguage #CentralAsia #History #FexingoHistory #AncientTrade #LostEmpires Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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