Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Machine generated contents note : 1. The Old Road Through Afghanistan to India—2. Silk Road Sites in Southern Central Asia—3. The Coming of Islam to Central Asia—4. The Mongols—5. Tamerlane (Timor) and the Timurids—6. The Silk Road Sites Between Balkh and Nisa—7. The Route North from Merv to Khorezm—8. The Routes North from the Iron Gate Pass—9. The Routes to the North-West from Bukhara to Khorezm—10. Silk Road Sites Around Samarkand—11. The Silk Road Between Samarkand and China—12. Parthians and Sasanians—13. The Main East—West Silk Road Across Iran—14. The Ray—Tabriz Road—15. The Ray—Hamadan Road—16. The End of the Road : The Silk Road in Decline.

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