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The Life and Career of Marco Polo
A Good albeit shorter than expected Biography of Marco Polo !
Very handy backgrounds and short info by the Self to Edit Encyclopedia at  Wikipedia.org
The First Westerner to Explore the Silk Road and visit theYaun Dynasty Court !
The Life and Career of Ibn Battuta.
The unprecendented travels and records of Moroccan Explorer Ibn Battuta, who's 14Th Century Travels included the Silk Road and Asia ! By Wikipedia.org
The 14Th Century Silk Road explorations of influential Ibn Battuta
History of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) :
History of the Silk Road in General :
* History of the Han Dynasty & the Silk Road
  (+ links to all other Chinese Dynasties and more)
Listing of Reign Names, main events in reign period, Empress Wu Zhetian and other useful facts on the Han Dynasty.
By Wikipedia.org
Find out on the Dynasty that Established the Chinese Silk Road !
* The Silk Road in History
  Lenghty and Detailed Discussion on the history and historic
  events on the Silk Road, trans-eurasian trade route in China,
  Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria etc.
  By Wikipedia.org
History of Antioch aka Merv
* The City of Balkh (or Bactra in Bactria) in History
  Useful long article with historic background information ,
  on the mother of Cities of the Zoroastrian Faith, trading
  Capital on the Silk Road in History.
  By Wikipedia.org
Bactra in Bactria, Current Day Balkh in Iran
* The City of Buchara (or Bochara) in History
  Useful long article with historic background information ,
  on one of the oldest the Silk Road Cities with 5000 years of
  history, Buchara - once part of Soghdiania.
  By Wikipedia.org
The Large and Ancient City of Buchara
* The Lost City of Hotan (YuTian) in History
  Very Detailed information on history of the Silk Road Oasis
  City and Kingdom of Hotan, re-discovery, archeological finds
  and geographical location + oddities.
  By Wikipedia.org
Backgrounds on the Lost City of Hotan - Ancient Silk Road Kingdom
* Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
  Full Backgrounds and nearly complete account of the Path of
  Buddhism from India through the Pamirs into China, Tibet,
  Mongolia and East and South Asia beyond. Great Photos !
  By Wikipedia.org
The Spread of Buddhism along the Path of the Silk Road !
* The City of Loulan (or KuLouLan) in History
  Useful Pages with historic background information ,
  current day information, weather, and even the exact
  geographical location and local terrain.
  By AsiaReport.com
History of Loulan
Sven Anders Hedin (1865 AD - 1952 AD).
Useful long article on the Famous Svedish Explorer, Silk Road Traveler and Geographer, Sven Anders Hedin who rediscovered the Lost City Kingdom of Loulan, an ancient silk road oasis and trading post and who first mapped Lop Nur.
By Wikipedia.org
Sven Hedin - History and Biography at Wikipedia
Chronology of European Exploration in Asia.
Very Handy Time-line with good historical facst and details on the European Exploration of the Silk Road. Includes Marco Polo 13Th Century) and 19Th Century Explorers. By Wikipedia.org
Sven Hedin - History and Biography at Wikipedia
* History of Central Asia
  Well written historical Overview of the Central Asian Regions
  with Plenty of small historic Maps to clear the changing
  situtions and tribal names along the length of the Silk Road.
  By AllEmpires.com
Overview History of Central Asia !
* Short History of the Han Dynasty with a great and detailed Timeline of Emperors as well as Fragments of Empire, Xin and Eastern Han Dynasty. Short chronology included.
By Wikipedia.org
Short History + Timeline Emperors of the Han
Cities of the Silk Road :
The Xiong-Nu Empire
In-Depth historic account of the Xiong-Nu Tribes of the Chin & Han Dynasty Era Silk Road.Find out about the adversaries of the Chinese in the struggle for control of the Hexi Corridor and Silk Trade Route beyond.
By AllEmpires.com
Read about the Adversaries of the Early Han Dynasty !
Marc Aurel Stein (1862 AD - 1943 AD).
Useful but incomplete article on the notorious explorer, tomb raider and profit archeoligist Marc Aurel Stein, of Hungarian Origin. Stein, among others, was responsible for the disappearance of large amouts of buddhist scriptures from the Mogao Library Cave at Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. Stein's trophies are now large in Musea in Europe and the USA.
By Wikipedia.org
Marc Aurel Stein - History and Biography at Wikipedia
* The City of Merv (or Antioch) in History
  Useful long article with historic background information ,
  current day information and even the exact geographical
  location and local terrain.
  By Wikipedia.org
History of Antioch aka Merv
Exploration of the Silk Road / Silk Road Explorers :
* Historical Maps of Asia, including Silk Road and Cities.
  By the UK National Library.
Online Maps Menu of Historic Maps relating to Asia & The Silk Road
Download Map of Eastern Silk Road
Maps of the Silk Road :
* China Report Map of the Silk Road 1 & 2.
  Schematic Maps of the Silk Road Cities & Oasis with
  explanatory text and backgrounds. By ChinaReport.com
Map 1 Silk Road + Cities
Map 2 of Silk Road & Cities + background Text
History of the Tang Dynasty (618 AD - 907 AD) :
Summarized History of the Tang Dynasty including the Silk Road and The Great Wall of China during the Tang Dynasty Era.
Listing of Reign Names, main events in reign period, Empress Wu Zhetian and other useful facts on the Han Dynasty.
By ChinaReport.com
Find out more on The Great Wall, The Silk Road and the Tang ! !
All China Report Sources on Chinese Dynasties in History, including the Tang Dynasty.
By Wikipedia.org
Short History + Timeline Emperors of the Han
Travels of Hsuan-Tsang Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road
Short Story on the Travels of Chinese Monk Xuan Zang on the Silk Road during the early years of the Tang Dynasty.
By www.Silk-Road.com
Short + Map of the Route
The Journey of Buddhist Monk Fa Xian (Fa Hsien)
Short translation and explanation of the travel of Fa Hsien (399 AD - 414 AD) from Chang'An in China to India.
By Washington State University.
ShortBio of Hero Monk Xuanzhang
The Great Silk-Road Guide
1 Page History o/t Silk Road.Includes a Map and some interesting Details on the Silk Road of Central-Asia and its many trading cities and Military Strongholds.
By Orexca.com
Orexca short Review of Silk Road, Trade + Cities
* Great Map of the multiple sub-routes / branches of the Silk Road in Central-Asia and China. Generalistic, All Routes, no Dates,no Time-Line. By Orexca.com
Great Map of All Sub-Routes that have existed in Time
* China Report Map of Gansu Province + Hexi Corridor
  A Satellite Image Based Map of Central-Western China clearly depicting the
natural and geograhical features of the Entire Area. Upper reaches Yellow
River, Qinghai Plateaux, Ningxia AR Valley, Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia
  AR, Hexi Corridor. By ChinaReport.com
Satellite Map of Gansu Province + Path Silk Road in China
* Chronology of the Silk Road - 
  A chronologic review of the history of the China and the Silk
  Road. Time-Line of major events on the Silk Road plus
  backgrounds on relevant political, economical and scientific
  developments. By ChinaReport.com
Learn More about the 2000 years of Operational History of the Silk Road ...
The Papal Mission of Bento De Gois to China (1602 AD - 1607 AD).
The overland mission the answer the question whether or not Cathay was the same Nation as China, discovered by Portugese Fleets by overseas route and more.
The 14Th Century Silk Road explorations of influential Ibn Battuta
Biography of Buddhist Monk Xuanzhang
Short Biography + backgrounds on the Travels of Chinese Monk Xuan Zang on the Silk Road and his life achievements.
By www.wikipedia.org
ShortBio of Hero Monk Xuanzhang
* Great high detail Map of the Empire of Alexander the Great of Macedon. By AsiaReport.com
Map of Alexander the Greats Mcedonian Empire
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