History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 3

According Afghanistan Al-Tabari ancient Arab archaeological Ardashir Bactrian Bahram Balkh Bamiyan Brahmi Buddha Buddhist Bukhara Central Asia centre Ch'ü Chach China Chinese Christian coins conquest culture documents dynasty East Turkestan eastern eighth century Gandhara Gupta Harmatta Hephthalites Hsien-pi Hsiung-nu Hsüan-tsang Huns Ibid India inscriptions Iran Iranian Islam Juan-juan Kabul kaghan Kao-chü Kara-tepe Khotan Khurasan Khusrau Khwarizm Khwarizmian Kidarites king kingdom Klyashtorny Kocho Kucha Kushan Kushano-Sasanian language large numbers legend Litvinsky Livshits Lukonin Manichaean Manichaeism manuscripts Merv Middle Persian military monasteries Moscow nomadic northern oasis Pahlavi painting palace Panjikent Parthian Photo region reign religion religious Route rule ruler Saka Samarkand Sanskrit Sasanian Sasanian period script seventh century Shapur silk sixth century Sogdian sources Sughd T'ang Tarim temples Termez territory texts Tibetan tion Tokharian Tokharistan towns translation Transoxania tribes Turfan Türk Empire Türk kaghan Turkic Uighurs Vladimir Terebenin walls Western Türks yabghu Yazdgird Zoroastrian