The Socio-Economic Life of the Ancient Khorezm Region's Population in Written Sources and the Issue of Their Interpretation
Keywords:
socio-economic life, ancient period, middle ages, sources, written sourcesAbstract
Istakhri states that there were nearly 4,000 fortresses along the canals surrounding Bukhara. Narshakhi wrote that 700 fortresses were built by Kushan merchants who had been resettled by the Arabs around Bukhara. Yaqubi mentioned that there were approximately 400 fortresses in Ustrushana.
The Kharezmians played a key role in transmitting Aramaic script to the nomadic tribes of Central Asia. The chronology of Teshik Qala was determined using numismatic sources. It was active during the reigns of two rulers during its second phase of construction. Coins from two rulers were found there. On one coin, the ruler is depicted wearing a stepped-tooth crown. Arab sources from the 9th–10th centuries mention the presence of numerous fortresses during the Arab conquest. In this article is analyzed socio-economic life of the ancient Khorezm region's population in written sources and the issue of their interpretation.
