History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations, A ... - Google Books

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In this third volume covering the flourishing period from the third to the eighth century A.D., scholars describe the powerful role played by the Sasanian state in Iran, the Gupta empire in India and the T'ang dynasty in China. Waves of nomadic…