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HD Documentary - Eurasian Road (5) Sogdians of the Silk Road ◆ Eurasia, a vast land stretching endlessly. The Silk Road is the trade route that has been traversing this land since ancient times. Recently, it has been revealed that a mysterious people dominated this trade for approximately 700 years. Discoveries that tell us about the importance of the role played by this trading people continue to be made throughout Eurasia. A large piece of silk was discovered on the outskirts of Belgium, at the western end of Eurasia. Strange writing was written on the back of this silk. The writing handed down by this mysterious people contained a clever strategy to trade silk, the most valuable trade item at the time. Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The footsteps of this mysterious people remain here as well. Their writing was discovered to be engraved on a sandalwood tree that is said to have been handed down from the time of Prince Shotoku. Samarkand in Central Asia, which prospered as a trading hub on the Silk Road. The mysterious people who were active in Eurasia emerged from this sand dust. The mural depicts them riding camels through the desert. Their name is Sogdian. They are the people who controlled the Silk Road trade from behind. However, these people who enjoyed prosperity disappeared about a thousand years ago. What kind of people were the Sogdians, the Silk Road traders? #Eurasia #Silk Road #Sogdians