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Silk Road Trade Hub Activity (1130s)

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1131–1140

Despite Central Asia's political fragmentation in the 1130s, Silk Road hubs like Samarkand, Bukhara, and Kashgar sustained cross-Eurasian commerce an…

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  1. 1131–1135Bukhara · Silk RoadMarkets in Samarkand and Bukhara continued to attract caravans from Persia, India, and the steppe, where silk, spices, horses, and metalware were traded; local powers maintained route revenues through tariffs and relay stations.
  2. 1136–1140Kashgar · Silk RoadKashgar, gateway to the western end of the northern route, linked the Tianshan north and south with the Hexi Corridor direction, maintaining indirect trade with the Song dynasty and Western Regions states under the Western Liao's tributary order.

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