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

• Bumin QaghanRelated: Control of steppe corridors gave Bumin’s successors leverage over long-distance trade.

• Central Asian studiesRelated: Its routes illuminate the region’s long-distance exchanges and connections.

• Chinese archaeologyRelated: Excavated goods and sites document exchanges linking ancient China with distant societies.

• Chinese cultural heritageRelated: Trade and travel carried religions, technologies, and artistic forms into and through China.

• DerbentRelated: Routes near Derbent connected the Caspian corridor with wider Eurasian exchange.

• Eurasian nomadsRelated: Nomadic groups protected, taxed, and participated in commerce along parts of these routes.

• FaxianNarrower topic: His journey followed routes connecting China, Central Asia, and India.

• First Turkic KhaganateRelated: Control of routes and trade strengthened the khaganate's wealth and diplomacy.

• Genoese coloniesRelated: Genoese ports linked Black Sea shipping to routes carrying goods between Eurasia and the Mediterranean.

• Han dynasty militaryRelated: Han campaigns and garrisons helped secure routes that carried goods and diplomatic missions.

• Huo QubingRelated: Securing the Hexi Corridor helped establish routes later associated with Silk Road exchange.

• Islam in Central AsiaRelated: Merchants and mobile communities carried Muslim practices along routes crossing Central Asia.

• Medieval travel literatureRelated: Its routes enabled journeys and reports across the Eurasian world.

• Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian EmpireRelated: The caravan affair occurred amid efforts to secure commerce across routes crossing Khwarazmian territory.

• Nanban tradeCompared with: Nanban commerce reached Japan chiefly by ocean routes rather than the classic overland corridors.

• Sasanian coinageNarrower topic: Sasanian silver traveled through the routes that connected western and central Asia.

• Yungang GrottoesRelated: Movements of monks, objects, and artistic forms connected Yungang to wider Buddhist worlds.

• Achaemenid royal roadRelated: Later transcontinental exchange relied on overlapping corridors and established overland connections.

• Arab Agricultural RevolutionRelated: Overland exchange formed another channel for moving plants and techniques.

• Behçet's diseaseRelated: Behçet's disease is more prevalent in populations along parts of this route, though it occurs worldwide.

• Black Sea regionRelated: Black Sea ports served as western nodes in Eurasian exchange networks.

• Bombyx moriRelated: Silk made from Bombyx mori cocoons became one of the routes’ most valuable traded goods.

• BuckwheatRelated: Trade and migration helped carry buckwheat westward from its Asian centers of cultivation.

• CongeeRelated: Trade and migration helped carry rice foods and culinary techniques across regions.

• DzungariaNarrower topic: Northern routes near Dzungaria linked China with Central Asian markets.

• Eastern Turkic KhaganateRelated: Control of routes and commerce gave the khaganate leverage over neighboring empires.

• Incense trade routeCompared with: Unlike the wider transcontinental Silk Road, this network chiefly moved Arabian aromatics north.

• Iranian cuisineRelated: Trade routes carried ingredients and culinary influences through Iranian territories.

• KarakorumNarrower topic: Karakorum’s position connected imperial government to Eurasian commerce and travel.

• KathmanduRelated: Trade links across the Himalayas helped connect the valley’s cities with Tibet and South Asia.

• Kerman ProvinceRelated: Kerman’s position connected its merchants and craftspeople to long-distance trade networks.

• Khanate of BukharaNarrower topic: Bukhara's wealth and influence drew on its position within transcontinental trade.

• Khorasan ProvinceRelated: Routes through Khorasan linked Iranian cities with Central Asian trade.

• Kyzylkum DesertRelated: Routes crossing Central Asia connected oasis settlements around the desert to long-distance trade.

• LanzhouNarrower topic: Lanzhou served as a strategic eastern approach to the Hexi Corridor routes.

• LentilRelated: Long-distance exchange helped carry pulses and food traditions across regions where lentils spread.

• Trade routeBroader topic: It is the best-known example of an intercontinental overland trade network.

• Wootz steelRelated: Trade networks helped carry South Asian steel toward markets where patterned blades became renowned.

• Ancient technologyRelated: Trade routes carried materials and technical knowledge between distant societies.

• Asian artRelated: Its exchanges carried materials, images, and artistic ideas between regions.

• Chinese cultureRelated: Long-distance exchange carried goods, beliefs, and artistic forms into and out of China.

• CorianderRelated: Long-distance trade helped circulate spices and culinary practices across regions where coriander was used.

• Ferghana ValleyRelated: The trade network the valley anchored at its eastern half.

• GuanzhongRelated: Chang'an at Guanzhong’s eastern end served as a major eastern terminus of Silk Road exchange.

• History of AfghanistanNarrower topic: Routes crossing Afghan lands carried goods, religions, and political influence between regions.

• History of foodRelated: Its routes carried ingredients and techniques alongside other goods.

• Indo-Parthian KingdomNarrower topic: Indo-Parthian territories lay along routes linking Iranian, Central Asian, and South Asian exchange.

• KhujandRelated: Khujand’s location connected regional routes crossing the Syr Darya valley.

• Kingdom of KhotanNarrower topic: Khotan’s position on these routes connected its political fortunes to long-distance exchange.

• Mithridates II of ParthiaRelated: Parthian control of eastern routes helped connect its expanding empire to long-distance commerce.