Taskeshu Caravan-serai as a Source for the Study of Medieval Caravan Routes to the Steppes of Eurasia

P. Koltsov; K. Koltsova

Taskeshu Caravan-serai as a Source for the Study of Medieval Caravan Routes to the Steppes of Eurasia

P. Koltsov, K. Koltsova

Full Text:

PDF (Rus) |

Generate QR code

Abstract

The article deals with the preliminary results of archaeological research of Taskeshu caravanserai built in the 14th century to service transcontinental caravan routes connecting the East and West Eurasia in the Middle Ages. Caravanserais provided a relatively comfortable journey merchants and brought a stable income as taxes to the treasury of the Golden Horde khans.

Keywords

caravanserai, the Middle Ages, trade, archaeological excavation, sites, coins, pottery

About the Authors

P. Koltsov

Kalmyk State University
Russian Federation

K. Koltsova

Kalmyk State University
Russian Federation

Review

For citations:

Koltsov P., Koltsova K. Taskeshu Caravan-serai as a Source for the Study of Medieval Caravan Routes to the Steppes of Eurasia. Oriental Studies. 2013;6(1):22-24. (In Russ.)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

ISSN 2619-0990 (Print)
ISSN 2619-1008 (Online)

Username
Password
	Remember me
Not a user? Register with this site Forgot your password?

User

Oriental Studies

Taskeshu Caravan-serai as a Source for the Study of Medieval Caravan Routes to the Steppes of Eurasia

Full Text:

Abstract

Keywords

About the Authors

Review

For citations:

Cookies policy