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The Sogdian Ancient Letters: Silk Road Spies and a Lost Caravan
In this episode of Trade Routes That Changed Human History Forever, Lucas and Luna dig into the Sogdian Ancient Letters, a cache of silk and paper documents discovered by Aurel Stein in a ruined watchtower near Dunhuang. Dated to the early 4th century CE, these letters offer a rare, unfiltered glimpse into the lives of Sogdian merchants navigating the Silk Road during a time of political turmoil. The episode focuses on the so-called 'Letter No. 2,' written by a Sogdian trader named Nanai-vandak, who describes the sack of Luoyang and the chaos following the fall of the Western Jin…
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