The state bordered Kucha and thence Aksu to the west, and Korla and Turfan to the east. To the south, across the desert, was Khotan.
References
Hill, John E. The Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu (http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/hhshu/hou_han_shu.html), Second Edition, 2003.
Puri, B. N. Buddhism in Central Asia, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited, Delhi, 1987. (2000 reprint)
Tocharian is documented in manuscript fragments, mostly from the 8th century (with a few earlier ones) that were written on palm leaves, wooden tablets and Chinese paper, preserved by the extremely dry climate of the Tarim Basin.
Samples of the language have been discovered at sites in Kucha and Karasahr, including many mural inscriptions.
Properly speaking, based on the tentative interpretation of twqry as related to Tokharoi, only Tocharian A may be referred to as Tocharian, while Tocharian B could be called Kuchean (its native name may have been kuÅiññe), but since their grammars are usually treated together in scholarly works, the terms A and B have proven useful.
Tocharian is documented in manuscript fragments, mostly from the 7th and 8th centuries (with a few earlier ones) that were written on palm leaves, wooden tablets and Chinese paper, preserved by the extremely dry climate of the Tarim Basin.
Samples of the language have been discovered at sites in Kucha and Karasahr, including many mural inscriptions.
Properly speaking, based on the tentative interpretation of twqry as related to Tokharoi, only Tocharian A may be referred to as Tocharian, while Tocharian B could be called Kuchean (its native name may have been kuÅiññe), but since their grammars are usually treated together in scholarly works, the terms A and B have proven useful.
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