Zhang Qian's Discovery of Early Silk Road (Virtual Tour) - Han Xiongnu War 5

This is a virtual tour of Zhang Qian's discovery of the early silk road. In this episode, we are going to relive his journey around Central Asia using present day images of the location and archeological objects.

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0:00 Introduction
1:13 Political Situation
3:19 Zhang Qian Departs
4:04 Gobi Desert
5:22 The Xiongnu
8:48 Zhang Qian Continues His Journey
9:20 Reaching DaYuan (Fergana)
11:01 Yuezhi and Their Migration
13:05 Accounts of Kangju (Sogdiana)
13:41 Accounts of Wusun
15:03 Accounts of DaYuan (Fergana)
16:22 Accounts of DaXia (Bactria)
17:38 Cy: Accounts of ShenDu (Sindh)
18:41 Cy: Accounts of Anxi (Parthia)
19:14 Cy: Accounts of Tiaozi (Mesopotamia)
19:52 Cy: Accounts of YanCai
21:01 Zhang Qian’s Return
22:00 Aftermath

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