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→Contacts with the Han Empire: No need of map here, referenced map already provided above.
(Adding another Greecian Satrapian provinces map(300 BCE). However sadly Paropamisadae Province missing in this map . I don't find any other perfect map on wiki common. Maybe in future I update the map naming.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
(→Contacts with the Han Empire: No need of map here, referenced map already provided above.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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<blockquote>"When I was in Bactria ([[Daxia]])", Zhang Qian reported, "I saw bamboo canes from Qiong and cloth made in the province of Shu (territories of southwestern China). When I asked the people how they had gotten such articles, they replied, "Our merchants go buy them in the markets of Shendu (India)." (''[[Shiji]]'' 123, [[Sima Qian]], trans. Burton Watson).</blockquote> | <blockquote>"When I was in Bactria ([[Daxia]])", Zhang Qian reported, "I saw bamboo canes from Qiong and cloth made in the province of Shu (territories of southwestern China). When I asked the people how they had gotten such articles, they replied, "Our merchants go buy them in the markets of Shendu (India)." (''[[Shiji]]'' 123, [[Sima Qian]], trans. Burton Watson).</blockquote> | ||
The purpose of Zhang Qian's journey was to look for civilizations on the steppe that the Han could ally with against the Xiongnu. Upon his return, Zhang Qian informed the Chinese emperor Han [[Emperor Wu of Han China|Wudi]] of the level of sophistication of the urban civilizations of Ferghana, Bactria and Parthia, who became interested in developing commercial relationships with them: | The purpose of Zhang Qian's journey was to look for civilizations on the steppe that the Han could ally with against the Xiongnu. Upon his return, Zhang Qian informed the Chinese emperor Han [[Emperor Wu of Han China|Wudi]] of the level of sophistication of the urban civilizations of Ferghana, Bactria and Parthia, who became interested in developing commercial relationships with them: | ||