Research Article
What Were the Influences on These Sogdian Merchants Doing Business in China During China's War with Xiongnu?
Abstract
This paper investigates the affects to the Sogdian merchants who were doing business in China during China’s war with the Xiongnu. Several arguments were made in this paper in order to support the points made below, with actual historical events and background, which includes the Yongjia rebellion that happened in the Western Jin Dynasty in China. The Paper also relied heavily on an ancient letter to support its statements, which was written by a Sogdian merchant who used to trade in China in the Western Jin dynasty, got trapped in China and could not leave. The paper proves the security of Sogdian life, property, and trade during the period of the war between China and the Huns.
Keywords: Silk Road; Rebellion; Ancient Letter; trade
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