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The Sogdian Wedding That Forged a Silk Road Alliance
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into a little-known but pivotal moment in Silk Road history: the diplomatic marriage between the Göktürk princess Böri and a Sogdian merchant prince in the mid-6th century. They explore how the Sogdians, master traders from Samarkand, used marriage alliances as a tool to secure trade routes and influence across Central Asia. The conversation traces the negotiations between the Göktürk Khaganate and the Sogdian city-states, the lavish wedding ceremony at the foot of the Tian Shan mountains, and how this union paved the way for the Sogdians to dominate the…
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