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Commercial Revival in Transoxiana

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1161–1170

Despite 1160s Central Asian political fragmentation, Samarkand, Bukhara, and other Transoxiana cities sustained prosperous trade along the Silk Road.

Timeline

  1. 1161–1166Samarkand · TransoxianaMarkets in Samarkand and Bukhara gathered goods from Persia, China's Western Regions, and India, with active trade in silk, spices, and metalware.
  2. 1163–1170Syr Darya–Amu Darya trade route · TransoxianaKarakhanid remnants, Western Liao vassals, and Khwarazmian forces all taxed and protected passing caravans; warfare never fully severed the overland routes.

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