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Bukhara

Type Object Region Central Asia Time c. 1220

Bukhara was an Islamic scholarly and trade center in Transoxiana, known as the 'Rome of the East', home to madrasas, bazaars, and craft workshops;…

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  1. c. 1231–1240Bukhara · TransoxianaAfter the devastation of the conquest, Bukhara's madrasas and scholarly communities gradually resumed operations with the tolerance of the Mongol authorities; Islamic jurisprudence and Sufi traditions continued to attract students from many places, and the city's academic reputation remained important in Central Asia.
  2. c. 1235–1240Bukhara · Central AsiaBukhara's bazaars became active again, with textiles, metalworking, and currency exchange recovering, making it one of the Mongol Empire's Central Asian hubs for taxation and material distribution, linking trade routes to Samarkand and the Persian heartland.

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