Tokharistan
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Tokharistan (or Tocharistan; Literally, "Land of the Tocharians") is a historical name used by Islamic sources in the early Middle Ages to refer to the area which was known as Bactria in Ancient Greek sources.[1]
By the 6th century CE, Tokharistan came under rule of the First Turkic Khaganate, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it was incorporated into the Tang dynasty, administered by the Protectorate General to Pacify the West.[2] Today, Tokharistan is fragmented between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Further reading
Tokharistan, Wikipedia
覩貨羅, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
Notes
- ↑ Soucek, Svatopluk (17 February 2000). A History of Inner Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-521-65704-4.
- ↑ Akasoy, Anna; Burnett, Charles; Yoeli-Tlalim, Ronit (14 December 2016). Islam and Tibet – Interactions along the Musk Routes. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-351-92605-8.
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