Western Regions
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The Western Regions were the historical territories of Central Asia west of China’s Yumen Pass, encompassing key Silk Road oasis states and trade routes that linked China with the Middle East and Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inner Asia | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silk Road region
ⓘ
geographical term ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | Xiyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | overland caravan routes ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Han dynasty China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic khanates NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiongnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
corridor for cultural exchange
ⓘ
corridor for religious transmission ⓘ |
| economicRole |
trade in horses
ⓘ
trade in precious stones ⓘ trade in silk ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
desert oases
ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Han dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Tarim Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oasis of Kashgar NERFINISHED ⓘ oasis of Khotan NERFINISHED ⓘ oasis of Kucha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
caravan trade routes
ⓘ
oasis states ⓘ |
| languageDiversity |
Indo-European languages
ⓘ
Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tocharian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Yumen Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernApproximation |
Xinjiang region of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of modern Central Asian republics ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | contested frontier zone ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | intermediary zone between East Asia and the West ⓘ |
| religionsTransmitted |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestorian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Silk Road trade ⓘ |
| timeFrame | primarily 2nd century BCE to 10th century CE ⓘ |
| transportMode | camel caravans ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chinese historians ⓘ |
| usedIn | Chinese historical texts ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inner Asia