Sogdiana

*Further top-selling sell lots include a rare 9th/10th century Soghdian split tapestry (kilim) coat with animal motifs from central Asia, which sold for Au802,850 against an estimate of Au100,000-120,000 and a rare 10th-11th century Fatimid Marble Jar-Stand (kilga) from Egypt, which sold for Au457,250, almost six times its pre-sale high estimate (est.

They could translate freely between Greek and Syriac, Persian and Arabic, Chinese and Soghdian (the language spoken across much of Central Asia).

(86.) Yazid's mother was a Soghdian woman, allegedly a princess, while al-Walid's mother was descended from Abu Sufyan, the father of the caliph Mu'awiya.

Historians of Greek antiquity beginning with Herodotus disdained the term "ancient Turk," referring to Turks instead as "Scythian," "Sak" or "Soghdian," and "Massagetae." For a thousand years following the Arab invasion, Arabic and Persian had ruled.

He acquired several powerful followers among the Sasanid house which allowed him to travel and preach throughout the Sasanid realm, the Soghdian territories of central Asia, and India.(42) Shapur I allowed the Manichaeans and other religious groups to practice their religion.

On al-[subset]Ala[contains] and the vital Soghdian connection, see Agha, "The Agents," Pt.