Encyclopædia Iranica

CENTRAL ASIA

This series of articles covers Central Asia.

CENTRAL ASIA

i. Geographical survey

iii. In pre-Islamic times

iv. In the Islamic period up to the Mongols

v. In the Mongol and Timurid periods

vi. In the 16th-18th centuries

vii. In the 19th century

viii. Relations with Persia in the 19th century

ix. In the 20th century

x. Economy before the Timurids

xi. Economy from the Timurids until the 18th century

xii. Economy in the 19th-20th centuries

xiii. Iranian languages

xiv. Turkish-Iranian language contacts

xv. Modern literature

(See also Archeology v, vii; Architecture iv; Art in Iran vi, viii.)

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Originally Published: December 15, 1990

Last Updated: March 3, 2010

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Vol. V, Fasc. 2, p. 159