Kingdom of Rob

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Kingdom of Rob
Ancient Era
Today part ofAfghanistan

The Kingdom of Rob (

Greco-Bactrian kingdom in the area) have been found from the archives of the Kingdom of Rob.[2]

Terminology

Although Frantz Grenet uses the phrase "Kingdom of Rob", Khodadad Rezakhani points out that Bactrian documents never refer to the ruler of Rob as a king ("ϸαο", related to the word shah), instead always using the term χαραγγο, or "lord".[1] Nicholas Sims-Williams uses the phrasing "khar of Rob"[3] and also "kingdom of Rob".[4]

Geography

The area controlled by Rob included

Haibak).[3] Khodadad Rezakhani considered the area of Warnu to be too far away from Rob to realistically be under its control.[1]

The kingdom of Rob was bordered by the regions of

Bamiyan, which only rarely is mentioned in documents from Rob, probably because of the large mountain range separating the two areas.[1]

History

The

Sasanian Emperor Peroz I.[6]
The letter comes from the archives of the Kingdom of Rob, located in southern Bactria. In this letter he presents himself as:

Meyam, King of the people of Kadag, the governor of the famous and prosperous King of Kings Peroz.[6]

In 484 CE Peroz was vanquished and killed by the

Hephthalite rule from that time.[7] A contract in the Bactrian language from the archive of the kingdom of Rob, has been found, which mentions taxes from the Hephthalites, requiring the sale of land in order to pay these taxes. It is dated to 483/484 CE.[7]

Two documents were also found, with dates from the period from 492 to 527. These documents mention taxes paid to the Hephthalite ruler. Another, undated documents, mentions:

Sartu, the son of Hwade-gang, the prosperous Yabghu of the Hepthalite people (ebodalo shabgo); Haru Rob, the scribe of the Hephthalite ruler (ebodalo eoaggo), the judge of Tokharistan and Gharchistan.

— Document of the Rob Kingdom.[8]
  • Contract in the Bactrian language from the archive of the kingdom of Rob, mentioning taxes from the Hephthalites. 483/484 CE
    Contract in the Bactrian language from the archive of the kingdom of Rob, mentioning taxes from the Hephthalites. 483/484 CE
  • Bactrian language letter from "Meyam, King of the people of Kadag", "Meyam" is thought to be Mehama. Dated to 461-462 CE, from the archives of the Kingdom of Rob.
    Bactrian language letter from "Meyam, King of the people of Kadag", "Meyam" is thought to be Mehama. Dated to 461-462 CE, from the archives of the Kingdom of Rob.
  • Samangan Province, former area of the Kingdom of Rob
    Samangan Province, former area of the Kingdom of Rob

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rezakhani, Khodadad (2010). "11 Balkh and the Sasanians: Economy and Society of Northern Afghanistan as Reflected in the Bactrian Economic Documents". Ancient and Middle Iranian Studies: 3–4. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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    JSTOR 4145642
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    ISBN 978-3-7001-8184-2
    . Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (2007). "News from Ancient Afghanistan" (PDF). The Silk Road. 4 (2 (Winter 2006-2007)): 5–10. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ "...documents from the kingdom of Guzgan or Juzjan in northern Afghanistan , which is northwest of the kingdom of Rob, source of most of the other known Bactrian documents..." in Bulletin of the Asia Institute. Wayne State University Press. 2000. p. 132.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9781474400305
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  7. ^ a b Alram, Michael; Filigenzi, Anna; Kinberger, Michaela; Nell, Daniel; Pfisterer, Matthias; Vondrovec, Klaus. "The Countenance of the other (The Coins of the Huns and Western Turks in Central Asia and India) 2012-2013 exhibit: 10. HEPHTHALITES IN BACTRIA". Pro.geo.univie.ac.at. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. ISBN 978-5-04-227693-4
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