Central Asia in ancient and medieval times was the crossroads of
civilization, connecting China with the West. What we now call
Central Asia was part of the empires conquered by Cyrus, Alexander
the Great, Timur, and their successors during antiquity and the
Middle Ages. At the turn of the millennium, Central Asia became the
Turkish center of rule. After the Turkish expansion, political rule
belonged to the Turks, but the culture remained Iranian. Over the
course of the centuries, ancient polytheistic religions gave way to
Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Islam, and merchants founded trading
empires around the legendary silk route. After the breakup of the
Soviet Union, the peoples of Central Asia are seeking to rediscover
their heritage, which blends cultural elements from Iran, China,
and India. This book provides a concise, authoritative history of
the region that includes modern Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang. The author, who
has made many visits to the region and lived in Tajikistan, draws
on sources in several Central Asian languages, as well as materials
from the fields of archaeology, art history, linguistics,
ethnography, and folklore.
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