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The 299 pages that link to Silk Road, each with the reason it gives.

• Yazd ProvinceRelated: Routes crossing central Iran linked historic settlements in Yazd Province with wider trade networks.

• Ai-KhanoumRelated: Ai-Khanoum occupied a region crossed by long-distance routes and cultural contacts.

• Chinese noodlesRelated: Trade routes linked Chinese foodways with wider exchanges of ingredients and techniques.

• Emperor Xuan of HanRelated: Han control and diplomacy in the Western Regions helped secure routes later associated with the Silk Road.

• History of Central AsiaRelated: Its routes made Central Asia a hub of commerce, diplomacy, and cultural exchange.

• History of ChinaRelated: Long-distance exchange linked Chinese states to wider Eurasian commerce and cultural contact.

• History of the Middle EastRelated: Its routes carried goods, ideas, and people through Middle Eastern cities.

• History of TurkmenistanRelated: Oasis cities in Turkmenistan connected long-distance commerce across Central Asia.

• History of UzbekistanRelated: Its routes connected the region’s oasis cities to far-reaching commercial and cultural exchanges.

• Jade Gate PassRelated: Nearly every caravan leaving China for the Tarim Basin passed through its gate.

• Marmara RegionRelated: Marmara’s position near Europe–Asia crossings echoes its long-standing role in intercontinental exchange.

• Middle Eastern cuisineRelated: Its exchanges carried goods and culinary influences through regions now associated with Middle Eastern food.

• Salix babylonicaRelated: Trade and cultivation helped carry willows from East Asia into western gardens.

• Tang dynasty artRelated: Trade and travel carried materials, motifs, and religious ideas into Tang China.

• Textile artsRelated: Its exchanges moved silk, techniques, and textile designs between distant regions.

• Tokhtamysh–Timur warRelated: Control of commercial routes through the steppe formed part of the contest between the rulers.

• Western HanRelated: Han diplomatic and military expansion helped open routes for sustained exchange across Central Asia.

• Arg-e BamRelated: Bam’s position on regional routes linked its prosperity to long-distance trade.

• Chinese EmpireRelated: Imperial security and diplomacy helped sustain exchanges across China’s western frontiers.

• CumaniaRelated: Cumania’s position on Eurasian routes connected pastoral economies to long-distance exchange.

• Eastern philosophyRelated: Trade routes helped carry texts, religious ideas, and scholarly practices across Asia.

• History of AzerbaijanRelated: Routes across Azerbaijan connected regional cities to wider Eurasian commerce.

• History of science and technology in ChinaRelated: Trade and travel carried technologies and knowledge across regions.

• History of TajikistanRelated: Routes through Sogdian cities tied the region to commerce and cultural exchange across Eurasia.

• History of XinjiangRelated: Xinjiang’s oasis routes linked Chinese states with Central Asian markets and ideas.

• Islamic cultureRelated: Trade and travel carried Muslim ideas, objects, and artistic practices across Eurasia.

• JiuquanRelated: Routes through the Hexi Corridor linked Jiuquan’s area to long-distance trade.

• KaftanRelated: Trade and migration along these routes helped garments and textile styles circulate across regions.

• KrefeldRelated: Long-distance silk commerce linked European manufacturers, including Krefeld, to international supply chains.

• MargilanRelated: Margilan’s textile economy developed within Central Asia’s long-distance trade networks.

• Northeast AsiaRelated: Its routes carried goods and ideas between China, Mongolia, and neighboring regions.

• Pyrus communisRelated: Trade and movement of plants helped spread pear cultivation across regions.

• Silk as currencyRelated: Silk's monetary role made the routes self-sustaining: the cargo paid for the journey in itself.

• TianshuiRelated: Routes through the Tianshui area helped connect inland Gansu to long-distance exchange.

• ÜrümqiRelated: Historic routes through Xinjiang linked the area around Ürümqi with wider Eurasian exchange.

• Western ChinaRelated: Routes through Gansu and Xinjiang made western China a major Eurasian crossroads.

• YinchuanRelated: Yinchuan’s position linked it to routes across China’s northwestern frontier.

• Abbas the GreatRelated: Abbas promoted Iranian commerce along routes that carried silk through Safavid territory.

• Ancient artRelated: Long-distance exchange carried materials, techniques, and motifs between ancient artistic cultures.

• Ancient maritime historyRelated: Ancient maritime routes complemented overland exchange across Eurasia.

• Ancient Mediterranean civilizationRelated: Long-distance routes brought Mediterranean societies into contact with regions beyond the sea.

• CenserRelated: Its exchanges carried aromatic goods and ritual technologies between distant societies.

• CityRelated: Trade routes connected cities and helped sustain their commercial and cultural roles.

• Culture of AsiaRelated: Its routes carried religions, technologies, goods, and artistic styles between Asian societies.

• Eastern HanRelated: Eastern Han diplomacy and military expeditions helped sustain routes through the Western Regions.

• Eastern religionsRelated: Its exchanges carried Buddhist communities and texts across Asia.

• Eastern worldRelated: Its exchanges show that the regions later grouped as East and West were connected.

• GangtokRelated: Regional branches of trans-Himalayan trade connected Sikkim with wider Asian commerce.

• Great Salt DesertRelated: Routes across Iran’s interior connected settlements around the desert to wider trade networks.

• History of AsiaRelated: Its routes carried goods, technologies, beliefs, and people across Asian regions.