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

• MongolsNarrower topic: Mongol rule linked major sections of these routes under a single imperial order.

• Muslim conquest of TransoxianaRelated: Muslim rule connected Transoxiana's commercial cities more closely to expanding Islamic networks.

• Mustard plantRelated: Trade across Eurasia helped move mustard crops and culinary practices between regions.

• SafflowerRelated: Trade networks helped carry safflower and its dye uses across parts of Asia.

• Semnan ProvinceRelated: Routes across the Iranian plateau connected Semnan’s historic towns to wider Eurasian exchange.

• TavernRelated: Long-distance trade created demand for places offering travelers food, drink, and rest.

• The Travels of Marco PoloRelated: Polo’s reported overland travels followed routes associated with this wider network.

• TochariansNarrower topic: Tarim Basin communities occupied oasis routes linking eastern and western Eurasia.

• Turkic migrationRelated: Trade routes helped sustain contact, political influence, and population movement across Central Asia.

• Wei QingRelated: Han pressure on the Xiongnu helped secure routes and influence westward.

• West AsiaRelated: Its routes crossed West Asia, linking distant societies through trade and exchange.

• Working animalRelated: Caravans relied on pack animals to move goods across difficult terrain.

• 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.

• BaojiNarrower topic: Baoji lies near the eastern approaches to routes later associated with this network.

• 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.

• GhazniNarrower topic: Routes through the region helped connect Ghazni to wider commercial and cultural exchanges.

• Global silver tradeCompared with: It predates and differs from the oceanic routes that moved American silver into Asia.

• Gunma PrefectureCompared with: Despite the shared silk association, Gunma’s silk trade was a modern domestic industry, not part of this ancient route network.

• 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.

• Kujula KadphisesNarrower topic: Kushan control later made the empire a major intermediary along these routes.

• 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.

• Qazvin ProvinceNarrower topic: Routes through Qazvin linked the Caspian region with Iran’s interior.

• 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.

• Tarim Basin oasesNarrower topic: The wider network the oases made possible by offering water and provisions.

• 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.

• Turpan DepressionNarrower topic: Turpan was an oasis hub on routes across the arid interior.

• 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.

• Cultural transferBroader topic: Its exchanges moved religions, technologies, artistic forms, and commodities across regions.

• 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 gunpowderNarrower topic: Land routes helped carry technologies and knowledge westward, though gunpowder’s exact path remains uncertain.

• 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.

• Jiayu PassNarrower topic: Routes through the Hexi Corridor formed an eastern section of this network.

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