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

1. Buddhism enters Tarim Basin trade corridors

   Jan 1, 101Labels: Tarim Basin, Khotan Kashgar

   • Britannica

2. Buddhist cave-building begins at Kizil (Kucha)

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Kizil Caves, Kucha

   • UW Silkroad
   • Kizil Caves

3. Kumārajīva born in Buddhist Kucha

   Jan 1, 344Labels: Kum raj, Kucha

   • Kum raj va
   • CUHK Renditions

4. Faxian describes Buddhist life in Khotan

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Faxian, Khotan

   • Buddhism Khotan

5. Kumārajīva taken to Chang’an for translation work

   Jan 1, 401Labels: Kum raj, Chang an

   • CUHK Renditions
   • Kum raj va

6. Khotanese Buddhist literature flourishes (5th–10th c.)

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Khotan, Khotanese manuscripts

   • Iranica

7. Dandan Oilik develops as a Khotan-area Buddhist site

   Jan 1, 600Labels: Dandan Oilik, Khotan region

   • Dandan Oilik

8. Xuanzang reports major monasteries in Kashgar and Khotan

   Jan 1, 644Labels: Xuanzang, Kashgar

   • Four Garrisons
   • Kashgar

9. Tang establishes Four Garrisons including Kucha, Khotan, Kashgar

   Jan 1, 648Labels: Tang Four, Kucha

   • Four Garrisons

10. Tibetan Empire captures much of the Tarim Basin

    Jan 1, 670Labels: Tibetan Empire, Tarim Basin

    • Tibetan conquest
    • Kizil Caves

11. Book of Zambasta reflects Khotan’s Buddhist scholarship

    Jan 1, 700Labels: Book of, Khotan

    • IDP BL

12. Kizil’s Buddhist art continues into the 8th century

    Jan 1, 800Labels: Kizil Caves, Kucha

    • Kizil Caves
    • UW Silkroad

13. Khotanese manuscripts continue through the 10th century

    Jan 1, 1000Labels: Khotanese manuscripts, Khotan

    • Iranica

14. Kara-Khanid conquest of Khotan ends Buddhist kingdom

    Jan 1, 1006Labels: Kara-Khanid dynasty, Khotan

    • Millward cited