The Silk Road & Beyond 166
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| Transoxiana 166 | |
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| The Great Rivers 166 | |
| The Oxus167 | |
| The Jaxartes167 | |
| The Sea of Khazar167 | |
| The Aral Sea168 | |
| Kyzylkum Desert168 | |
| Bactria 169 | |
| Balkh169 | |
| The Ruins at Ai Khanoum169 | |
| Sogdian Rock169 | |
| Sogdiana 169 | |
| Samarkand170 | |
| Bukhara170 | |
| Kasri Orifon172 | |
| Otrar172 | |
| Khwarazm 173 | |
| Gurganj174 | |
| Kath174 | |
| Farghana 174 | |
| Khojend175 | |
| Osh175 | |
| Badakhshan 175 | |
| Wakhan175 | |
| The Mines of Lahzvard177 |
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| The Roof of the World 177 |
| Turris Lapidae, |
| the Stone Tower178 |
| Beyond the Roof |
| of the World 178 |
| Khashgar178 |
| The Taklimakan179 |
| The Mythic Steppe 179 |
| The Great Steppe 179 |
| Tashkent179 |
| Talas179 |
| Mundane Mongols 180 |
| Great Tengri 180 |
| Lesser Steppe Spirits181 |
| Mythic Mongols 183 |
| Magus-level Shamans?184 |
Appendix A:
| Languages and Names | 185 |
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| Muslim Names 185 | |
| Persian Names 186 | |
| Seljuk Names 186 | |
| Sample Names 186 | |
| Sample Muslim Isms 186 | |
| Sample Persian Isms 186 | |
| Sample Seljuk Isms 186 | |
| Sample Laqabs 186 | |
Sample Nisbas........................ 187
Appendix B: Timeline 188
| Appendix C: Bibliography | 190 |
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| General Reference 190 | |
| History and Geography 190 |
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| Religion 190 | |
| Myths and Legends 191 |
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| Other 191 |
