Open AccessA ROLE OF THE SILK WAY IN DEVELOPING THE CITY OF SARAYSHYK
Author(s) -
B.S. Boranbayeva,
K.A. Tulentayeva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
habaršy. tarih žäne saâsi-a̋leumettìk ġylymdar seriâsy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1728-5461
DOI - 10.51889/2020-3.1728-5461.09
Subject(s) - prosperity , kazakh , geography , excavation , silk , ancient city , economy , archaeology , ancient history , history , political science , engineering , law , telecommunications , philosophy , linguistics , economics
The Great Silk Road was a network of caravan routes which connected the East and West in the ancient and medieval times. In this article the impact of the Silk Road on the development of trade and the growth of cities in the Kazakh territory has been given as an example of Saraishyk city located on the Zhaiyk river. To examine one of the oldest cities of Desht-I Kipchak, Saraishyk and its emergence, prosperity, rise and fall would be a great contribution to the research of the old cities of Kazakhstan. Therefore, the author makes some statements relying on the works of scholars and archeologists such as N. Arzuytov, E. Ageeva, A. Margulan and others who conducted archeological excavations on Saraishyk city. The role of the Great Silk Road in the prosperity of Saraishyk city as a cultural, administrative and