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Journey to the forgotten Buddhist kingdom of Khotan a powerful oasis civilization on the ancient Silk Road. Once a major center of trade, silk production, and religious scholarship, Khotan linked India, China, and Persia for over a thousand years.

This video explores how Khotan became one of the most influential Buddhist kingdoms in Central Asia, its role in Silk Road culture, and how conquest and rising empires caused its mysterious disappearance. Today, its ruins offer clues to a vanished civilization that shaped the history of Buddhism and the Silk Road.

If you enjoy videos about lost kingdoms, ancient history, Buddhism, the Silk Road, or forgotten empires, this dive into Khotan’s true history is for you!

Chapters:
01:03 Origins
02:23 Founding
04:39 Early Years
06:58 Dharma Kingdom
08:56 Invasion of the Turks

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The information shared in this video is based on my own independent research and personal understanding of the topic. The script was written entirely by humans without the use of any AI tools or automated assistance. See references below for further information relating to the subjects covered in the video.

Sources:
Aurel Stein S. Ancient Khotan Vol 2, 1907. http://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.....
Bo, Bi, and Nicholas Sims-Williams. “Sogdian Documents from Khotan, II: Letters and Miscellaneous Fragments.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 135, no. 2 (2015): 261–82. https://doi.org/10.7817/jameroriesoci....
De La Vaissière, Étienne. “Silk, Buddhism and Early Khotanese Chronology: A Note on the ‘Prophecy of the Li Country.’” Bulletin of the Asia Institute 24 (2010): 85–87.
Encyclopaedia Iranica. “BUDDHISM Iii. Buddhist Literature in Khotanese and Tumshuqese.” Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.iranicaonline.org/article....
Stein, M. Aurel. Ancient Khotan Vol. 1, 1907. http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.d....
ThoughtCo. “The Powerful Oasis States in Central Asia.” Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.thoughtco.com/khotan-xing....

Music:
"That Zen Moment " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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