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Cultural Religious Expansion

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Buddhist Expansion Along Silk Road17 Modern Missionary Movements21 Spread Of Christianity14 Spread Of Islam14

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Yijing's travels, Indian study, and translations across Central and South Asia (671–695 CE)

671 - 695

Xuanzang's pilgrimage, study in India, and translation work (629–645 CE)

629 - 664

World Council of Churches' mission and ecumenical initiatives (1948–1975)

1948 - 1975

William Carey and the Serampore mission in India (1793–1834)

1792 - 1834

Transmission of Islamic jurisprudence and madrasas across North Africa and al-Andalus (9th–15th centuries)

822 - 1500

Translation activities and scriptoria at Kucha (3rd–8th century CE)

300 - 790

The Dunhuang manuscript corpus: copying, preservation, and compilation (4th–11th century CE)

366 - 1994

Tang dynasty policies and Buddhist administration in the Western Regions (7th–9th century CE)

640 - 848

Spread of the Shafi'i madhhab in Southeast Asia (14th–18th centuries)

1297 - 1779

Spread of Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa through colonial missions (1800–1960)

1799 - 1963

Southern Silk Road: Khotan–Kashgar–Kucha route (2nd–10th century CE)

101 - 1006

Sogdian and bilingual Buddhist translations and inscriptions on the Silk Road (5th–10th century CE)

500 - 1011

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