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Some Chinese Sources on the Khazars and Khwarazm |
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时间：2009-7-24 13:48:37 来源：不详
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bsp;a historian can begin with 24 shi if he wants to do research on Chinese history, and then collects other sources from various literatures. Thereby, the knowledge of traditional bibliography is very important for the researcher of Chinese history. If he hoped to further his study and reach great attainments, he must have a mastery of ancient literature, history and philosophy, and thus use the documents in higher perspective.
Sources on Khwarazm
The basic document on Khwarazm can be found in the Xiyu zhuan of 24 shi. Xiyu is first seen in Ban Gu’s Han shu and usually translated as “western region.” It defines initially the region to the south of the Kulban-tangut Desert and to the west of Sunny Pass of Gansu Province, embracing the Pamirs and Farghana. Later on, the term has the general meaning of area to the west of Sunny Pass, that is , Eurasia and even Europe and Africa known to ancient Chinese. As other chapters of 24 shi, Xiyu zhuan originates from governmental archives. The Chinese court had all along thought of itself as the center of world and 上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] ... 下一页 >> |
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