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

• UyghursNarrower topic: Its routes linked Tarim Basin oases to merchants, ideas, and empires across Eurasia.

• Zhang QianNarrower topic: The trade network that grew directly out of the routes his missions proved could be traveled.

• AsiaRelated: Its routes connected distant Asian societies through commerce and cultural exchange.

• BukharaNarrower topic: Bukhara’s prosperity depended on its position within this long-distance exchange network.

• ManichaeismNarrower topic: These routes carried Manichaean missionaries and communities far beyond Persia.

• Chang'anNarrower topic: Chang'an anchored the eastern end of major overland routes across Eurasia.

• Hexi CorridorNarrower topic: The Hexi Corridor was a major eastern approach to this transcontinental route network.

• Hindu KushNarrower topic: Its central Asian routes included corridors around the Hindu Kush.

• Mounted archeryRelated: Empires built by mobile horse forces governed and protected sections of these routes.

• Greco-Buddhist artRelated: Its routes carried people, religious ideas, and artistic forms through Gandhara and adjacent regions.

• LuoyangRelated: Luoyang was an eastern starting point for routes carrying goods and ideas westward.

• EurasiaRelated: These routes connected distant regions across the Eurasian landmass.

• GarlicRelated: Trade routes helped carry garlic and other crops across regions over time.

• Ottoman–Safavid relationsRelated: Warfare and frontier controls affected commerce moving between Iran, Anatolia, and Mediterranean markets.

• TibetRelated: Routes across and around Tibet connected Himalayan communities to wider Asian exchange.

• Battle of TalasNarrower topic: The trade network whose midsection passed to Muslim powers after the battle.

• GansuNarrower topic: Its northern routes crossed Gansu through the Hexi Corridor.

• Hui peopleRelated: Trade across these routes brought Muslim merchants and settlers to China.

• Khyber PassNarrower topic: The pass formed part of the wider overland world of exchange.

• LoanwordRelated: Trade along these routes carried goods and the names used for them between languages.

• Natural dyeRelated: Trade routes carried dyestuffs, textiles, and dyeing knowledge across regions.

• Ottoman cuisineRelated: Long-distance exchange carried spices and foodstuffs that entered Ottoman markets and kitchens.

• Book of HanRelated: Accounts of western regions in the book help trace early Han knowledge and diplomacy across Eurasia.

• Khazar KhaganateRelated: Khazar territory connected long-distance commerce across Eurasia.

• NishapurRelated: Nishapur’s position in Khorasan linked it to long-distance exchange routes.

• Tian ShanRelated: Routes skirted and crossed Tian Shan corridors to connect oases and cities.

• World HistoryBroader topic: Its routes carried goods, beliefs, technologies, and disease across Eurasia.

• HeratRelated: Herat’s location connected regional commerce and travel routes across western Asia.

• Khwarazmian EmpireNarrower topic: Control of its Central Asian routes gave the empire wealth and strategic importance.

• Mogao CavesNarrower topic: Caravans and travelers carried ideas, goods, and patrons through the region around the caves.

• ShōsōinRelated: Shōsōin objects include materials and styles that reached Japan through these connected routes.

• Animal styleRelated: Long-distance exchange helped carry animal motifs into new materials and regional styles.

• AntiochRelated: Antioch's position made it a western terminus in long-distance exchange across Asia.

• CamelRelated: Bactrian camels carried people and goods along routes crossing Central Asian deserts.

• Global historyBroader topic: Its changing routes show how exchange connected distant societies without a single unified road.

• GöktürksRelated: Göktürk control of Central Asian routes brought wealth and leverage over long-distance commerce.

• Tocharian languagesNarrower topic: Tocharian-speaking communities occupied oasis networks along these routes.

• Tree of lifeRelated: Long-distance exchange helped motifs and artistic conventions travel between cultures.

• Western Han dynastyRelated: Western Han expansion and diplomacy helped establish routes across Central Asia.

• Khanate of KokandNarrower topic: Kokand’s towns drew wealth and strategic value from regional caravan commerce.

• MervNarrower topic: Merv’s position on these routes made its oasis resources commercially valuable.

• SericultureRelated: Silk production supported a major commodity carried along these routes.

• Steppe nomadsRelated: Steppe routes and political protection helped goods and people cross Inner Asia.

• TaxilaRelated: Taxila’s position connected regional commerce with routes crossing Central Asia.

• YuezhiNarrower topic: Kushan territories later controlled important routes within this transcontinental network.

• Chinese ceramicsRelated: Ceramics traveled through these routes, carrying Chinese techniques and styles across regions.

• Emirate of BukharaNarrower topic: Bukhara’s position sustained its role in long-distance commerce.

• Incense tradeCompared with: Unlike the incense network, it is chiefly associated with exchange linking East Asia to western markets.

• Kazakh SteppeRelated: Routes through and near the steppe carried goods, people, and ideas.

• PagodaRelated: Trade and pilgrimage routes carried Buddhist ideas and architectural forms toward China.