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31 05, 2017

Who were the Jurchen? History of Central Asia

By |2019-10-21T07:30:30-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Who were the Jurchen? History of Central Asia

Jurchen history: A pottery vase from the Jin Dynasty, ca. 1200 AD (Musee Guimet, Paris) Where did the Jurchen come from? Unlike most of the people living in north Asia, [...]

30 05, 2017

Who were the Manchu? Central Asian History

By |2019-11-25T13:12:45-08:00May 30th, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Who were the Manchu? Central Asian History

The Manchu leader Nurhaci (1600s AD) Where did the Manchu come from? The Manchu people were descended from the Jurchens. They spoke a language probably closely related to Turkic and [...]

30 05, 2017

The Silk Road to the Great Game – Central Asian History

By |2017-05-30T17:31:17-07:00May 30th, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on The Silk Road to the Great Game – Central Asian History

A melon stall in Central Asia After Tamerlane died in 1405, his Altaic people kept on ruling Central Asia, but not as one big empire. There were lots of little [...]

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