Silk Road routes

E14028

cultural exchange network historical trade network transcontinental trade route

Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
Silk Road	102
Silk Road network	18
Maritime Silk Road	10
Silk Road trade routes	8
Silk Road trade	7
Silk Road routes canonical	6
Silk Road corridor	5
Incense Route	4
Silk Road regions	2
Silk Road studies	2
historic Silk Road	2
Eurasian trade routes	1
New Silk Road	1
Silk Road caravan routes	1
Silk Road caravan trade	1
Silk Road caravan trade routes	1
Silk Road corridor (historical)	1
Silk Road corridors	1
Silk Road exploration	1
Silk Road in China	1
Silk Road network (regional trade routes)	1
Silk Road region	1
Silk Road regions of Central Asia	1
Silk Road trade network	1
Silk Road trading routes	1
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an–Tianshan Corridor	1
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor (through cultural exchanges)	1
Silk Routes	1
Southern Silk Road	1
ancient Silk Road northern route	1
historic Silk Road network	1
historical Silk Road	1

Statements (101)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural exchange network ⓘ historical trade network ⓘ transcontinental trade route ⓘ
coinageDate	19th century ⓘ
coinedBy	Ferdinand von Richthofen ⓘ
connects	Central Asia ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Mediterranean Basin ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean region Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
declineFactors	insecurity from invasions ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ rise of maritime trade routes ⓘ spread of plague ⓘ
extendsFrom	China ⓘ
extendsTo	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Persians ⓘ surface form: Persian Empire Roman Empire ⓘ
facilitatedExchangeOf	artworks ⓘ gems ⓘ glassware ⓘ horses ⓘ languages ⓘ paper ⓘ philosophical concepts ⓘ porcelain ⓘ precious metals ⓘ religious ideas ⓘ scientific knowledge ⓘ silk ⓘ slaves ⓘ spices ⓘ technologies ⓘ textiles ⓘ
facilitatedSpreadOf	Buddhism ⓘ Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Manichaeism ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ surface form: Nestorian Christianity Zoroastrianism ⓘ architectural forms ⓘ artistic styles ⓘ musical traditions ⓘ
hasComponentRoute	desert routes ⓘ maritime routes ⓘ mountain passes ⓘ overland routes ⓘ steppe routes ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfPeak	Han dynasty ⓘ Mongol ⓘ surface form: Mongol Empire Pax Mongolica ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ
influenced	cultural syncretism ⓘ development of caravanserais ⓘ economic integration of Eurasia ⓘ spread of technologies such as papermaking ⓘ urban development in Central Asia ⓘ
knownAs	Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Routes
locatedIn	Eurasia ⓘ
majorCityOnRoute	Aleppo ⓘ Antioch ⓘ Baghdad ⓘ Bukhara, Uzbekistan ⓘ surface form: Bukhara X’ian, China ⓘ surface form: Chang'an Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople Damascus ⓘ Dunhuang ⓘ Herat ⓘ Kashgar ⓘ Lanzhou ⓘ Merv ⓘ Nishapur ⓘ Palmyrene region ⓘ surface form: Palmyra Samarkand ⓘ Tashkent ⓘ X’ian, China ⓘ surface form: Xi'an
passesThrough	Anatolia ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Fertile Crescent Iranian plateau ⓘ surface form: Iranian Plateau Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Pamir Mountains ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ surface form: Taklamakan Desert Tarim Basin ⓘ Tien Shan ⓘ
relatedConcept	Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ surface form: Maritime Silk Road Steppe Road ⓘ Tea Horse Road ⓘ
transportMode	camel caravans ⓘ pack animals ⓘ river boats ⓘ sea-going ships ⓘ
usedFor	diplomatic missions ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ military movements ⓘ religious pilgrimages ⓘ

Referenced by (187)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caucasus → traversedBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

Central Asia → hasHistoricalRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Indian Ocean trade network → paralleledBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Black Death → spreadAlong → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → tradeRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Silk Road routes → knownAs → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Silk Road routes → knownAs → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Routes

Gobi Desert → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road network

Uzbekistan → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Ningbo-Zhoushan → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

subject surface form: Ningbo-Zhoushan Port

this entity surface form: Maritime Silk Road

Yemen → ancientTradeRole → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Incense Route

Tarim Basin → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road region

Xinjiang → historicallyPartOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Xinjiang → traversedBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Georgia → historicalTradeRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Maritime Southeast Asia → hasHistoricalTradeRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maritime Silk Road

Albert von Le Coq → fieldOfWork → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road studies

China Belt and Road Initiative → relatedTo → Silk Road routes ⓘ

subject surface form: Belt and Road Initiative

this entity surface form: New Silk Road

China University Alliance of the Silk Road → associatedWith → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Nabataean kingdom → majorRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Incense Route

Trabzon → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road trade routes

Tang dynasty → majorTradeRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Tang dynasty → majorTradeRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maritime Silk Road

Old World → includesTradeRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Southern Arabia → crossedBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Incense Route

Western China → historicallyPartOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Eurasian Steppe → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road network

Khanate of Bukhara → importantFor → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road trade

Battle of Talas → relatedTo → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Kushan Empire → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road regions

Negev desert → traversedBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Incense Route

Nishapur → locatedOnRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Fortress of the Lord → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road network (regional trade routes)

Khyber District → historicalRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road corridor

Yazd → wasImportantOn → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Turkmenabat → locatedOn → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road corridor (historical)

Marco Polo → narrativeSettingOfWork → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

The Travels of Marco Polo → setting → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road regions

Ferghana Valley → traversedBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

Herat → locatedOn → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Anatolia → traversedBy → Silk Road routes ⓘ

Mediterranean trade routes → linked → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Alexandria Eschate → associatedWith → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Parthian Empire → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Tashkent → partOf → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Wakhan Corridor → usedHistoricallyFor → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road trade routes

Pax Mongolica → hasMainRegion → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Pax Mongolica → hasNotableRoute → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road

Afro-Eurasian desert belt → influences → Silk Road routes ⓘ

Jiayuguan Pass → associatedWith → Silk Road routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silk Road