The "middlemen" of the Silk Road, controlling trade between Byzantium and the Tang Dynasty.
The region was a vital part of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great. History of civilizations of Central Asia
The Mongol conquest unified the steppes and reshaped the continent's borders. The "middlemen" of the Silk Road, controlling trade
The 13th and 14th centuries saw the rise of massive, centralized powers. The "middlemen" of the Silk Road