Otrar
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Otrar was an important medieval Central Asian city and trading hub located in present-day Kazakhstan, historically significant along the Silk Road.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otrar canonical | 2 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Farab
ⓘ
Fārāb ⓘ Turarband ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| attackedByLeader | Genghis Khan ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Islamic world
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic culture
Persian culture ⓘ Turkic culture ⓘ |
| declinedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| event | Otrar Incident ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Kazakh archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| function |
caravan city
ⓘ
fortified city ⓘ trading hub ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kara-Khanid Khanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Karakhanid dynasty
Kazakh Khanate ⓘ Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid Empire
|
| hasStructureType |
baths
ⓘ
citadel ⓘ city walls ⓘ craft workshops ⓘ mosques ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological reserve of Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
ceramic production ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Kazakhstan Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aris River
ⓘ
Syr Darya ⓘ
surface form:
Syr Darya River
|
| locatedOn |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| nearModernSettlement | Shaulder ⓘ |
| onTradeRoute |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
route between Central Asia and Persia ⓘ route between China and the Middle East ⓘ |
| partiallyRebuiltInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Transoxiana ⓘ |
| producedNotablePerson | Al-Farabi ⓘ |
| regionHistoric |
Turkestan
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkestan region
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| siege | Siege of Otrar ⓘ |
| siegeYear | 1219 ⓘ |
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