The Silk Road: The New History

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The Silk Road: The New History

The document on the facing page illustrates the subject of this book. It is acourt record of testimony given by an Iranian merchant living in China sometime around 670 ce . The Iranian requested the court’s assistance in recovering 275 bolts of silk owed to his deceased brother.He testified that,after lending the silk to his Chinese partner,his brother disappeared in the desert on a business trip with two camels, four cattle, and a donkey, and was presumed dead. The court ruled that,as his brother’ssurvivor,the Iranian was entitled to the silk,but it is not clear whether the ruling was ever enforced.

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Author(s)

Hansen, Valerie - Personal Name

Edition

1st Ed

Call Number

950.1 Han t

ISBN/ISSN

9780195159381

Subject(s)

Silk Road History

Classification

950.1

Series Title

GMD

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Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publishing Year

2012

Publishing Place

New York

Collation

337p

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E-Book

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