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Arts & Humanities > Asia, Africa & Mideast History A short history of the Silk Road

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The Silk Road is one of the greatest and most important trade routes of all time. It was the overland route that connected China and the East to Europe and the West. Our present name of the Silk Road was coined by the geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1870. The Silk Road began in the 2nd century BCE with the diplomatic missions of Zhang Qian sent by the Han Emperor. Zhang Qian was sent to seek out an alliance with a nomadic tribe against the Xiongnu who were hostile towards the Han dynasty. After many encounters and delays, Zhang Qian finally managed to return to China without succeed...

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