Sawran (Kazakhstan)
43°30′55″N 67°46′7″E / 43.51528°N 67.76861°E
Sauran Сауран | |
 Part of the ancient city wall of Sawran | |
  Shown within Kazakhstan  Sawran (Kazakhstan) (West and Central Asia) | |
| Location | Southern Kazakhstan oblast |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°30′55″N 67°46′07″E / 43.515278°N 67.768611°E |
| History | |
| Founded | 6th century CE |
| Abandoned | 1515 CE |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 20th century |
| Condition | ruin |
Sawran or Sauran (
Southern Kazakhstan, near the river Syr Darya
.
One of the earliest mentions of the city comes from the Arab geographer
Seljuq dynasty,[2] which was part of the transformation of the Kara-Khanid Khanate
into a vassal of the Seljuqs.
Around the 1370s, when the region was under the control of
Amir Timur in 1389; the mausoleum is 25 miles from the city.[4]
By the 15th century, the city had established diplomatic relations with the
Ming Shilu as 掃蘭 (saolan).[5] The poet Zayn al-Din Mahmud Vasifi visited the city from 1514 to 1515, and described the city's karez water infrastructure.[1]
Like Otrar, the city suffered with the decline of Silk Road, and struggles for power in the region.
References
- ^ a b Abdrassilov Berikbay Kurmanbaevich (16 Feb 2017). "The Sauran town of the silk way road". Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
- ^ W. Barthold. "Turkestan Down To The Mongol Invasion". p. 314. Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
- ^ Henry Hoyle Howorth (1 Jan 2008). History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century: The So-Called Tartars of Russia and Central Asia. p. 222.
- ^ Aigerim Korzhumbayeva (3 Mar 2014). "Khoja Ahmad Yasawi and His Mausoleum". Electrum Magazine. Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
- ^ Nurlan Kenzheakhmet (2013). "The Qazaq Khanate as Documented in Ming Dynasty Sources". Crossroads: Studies on the History of Exchange Relations in the East Asian world. Retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
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