The Silk Road, from Han Envoys to Sea Routes · HistoryView
Exploration & Migration
The Silk Road, from Han Envoys to Sea Routes
A network of trade routes linking China, Central Asia and the West from about the second century BCE to the mid-15th century, carrying goods, travellers, religions and ideas.
ATby Aiko Tanaka · 4 tracks · 15 events
138 BCE138 BCE – 1497
Han OriginsTravellers and TradeReligions, Ideas and Decline
138 BCE
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Sogdian merchants dominated the routes for centuries, and their language became a common tongue across Central Asia.
316 years · AI-written context
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By the 1200s the Mongol Empire ruled much of the route, with relay stations and travel permits that made journeys safer.
403 years · AI-written context
1271 – 1346
Three travel milestones in fifty years
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1497
decade view
160 BCE15 of 15 events · viewing 157 BCE – 156 BCE · Fit for all of 138 BCE – 14991520
