Bezeklik Caves
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The Bezeklik Caves are a complex of ancient Buddhist cave temples in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, renowned for their richly painted murals that reflect the cultural and religious diversity of the Silk Road.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cave temple complex
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| artifactsLocatedIn |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
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Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ National Museum of China NERFINISHED ⓘ State Hermitage Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Central Asian Buddhist art
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Chinese artistic influences ⓘ Indo-Iranian artistic influences ⓘ Turkic artistic influences ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Sogdian merchants NERFINISHED ⓘ Tocharian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Uyghur Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
Buddha
NERFINISHED
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Central Asian peoples ⓘ Chinese ⓘ Indians ⓘ Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdians NERFINISHED ⓘ Uyghur royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ bodhisattvas ⓘ donor figures ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
early 20th-century removals of murals
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iconoclasm ⓘ local Muslims in later centuries ⓘ |
| earliestConstructionDate | 5th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Albert von Le Coq
NERFINISHED
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Aurel Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ German Turfan expeditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| function |
monastic center
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pilgrimage site ⓘ place of Buddhist worship ⓘ |
| hasLanguageEvidence |
Chinese inscriptions
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Old Uyghur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdian NERFINISHED ⓘ Tocharian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an–Tianshan Corridor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Tang dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist murals
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Silk Road art ⓘ polychrome wall paintings ⓘ |
| latestMajorUseDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flaming Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Mutou Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Turpan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turpan Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern side of the Flaming Mountains ⓘ |
| near |
Gaochang ruins
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Turpan city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCaves | over 70 ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of a World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.