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Tajikistan:History (2622 words) |
 | The northern part of what is now Tajikistan was part of Soghdiana, a distinct region that intermittently existed as a combination of separate oasis states and sometimes was subject to other states. |
| As intermediaries on the Silk Route between China and markets to the west and south, the Soghdians imparted religions such as Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Zoroastrianism (see Glossary), and Manichaeism (see Glossary), as well as their own alphabet and other knowledge, to peoples along the trade routes. |
| The Kushans, whose exact identity is uncertain, played an important role in the expansion of Buddhism by spreading the faith to the Soghdians,who in turn brought it to China and the Turks. |
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Soghdian Kai Yuans (1460 words) |
| Soghdian became the lingua franca of that period. |
| Whereas much have been published on the Soghdians with respect to their language, architecture and paintings, much less is know about their coin system. |
| Soghdian Kai Yuan coins have been found at the cities of Varaksha and Afrasiab. |
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