Yutian

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Yutian is the ancient name of the oasis kingdom and region historically known as Hotan on the southern Silk Road in what is now Xinjiang, China.

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Yutian canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient kingdom
historical region
oasis state
borderedBy Taklamakan Desert
connectedTo Dunhuang
Kashgar
Yarkand
flourishedIn 1st millennium CE
hasAlternativeName Hotan
Khotan
linked to: Kingdom of Khotan
hasArchaeologicalSite Dandan Oilik
Niya
Rawak Stupa
linked to: Zurmala stupa
hasCapital Hotan
hasCulturalHeritage Buddhist manuscripts
wall paintings
hasEconomicActivity caravan trade
oasis agriculture
hasLanguage Khotanese Saka
linked to: Saka of Khotan
hasModernName Hotan
hasProduct jade from Kunlun Mountains
hasReligion Buddhism
Islam
historicalRegionOf Central Asia
knownFor Buddhist culture
jade production
silk trade
locatedIn China
Xinjiang
southern Tarim Basin
linked to: Tarim Basin
locatedOn Karakash River
Yurungkash River
partOf Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes

southern Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
todayCorrespondsTo Hotan Prefecture
linked to: Hotan

Hotan city
linked to: Hotan
usedScript Brahmi-derived script
Kharosthi
wasInfluencedBy Chinese culture
Indian culture
Iranian culture
linked to: Persian culture
wasOnRouteBetween China
India
Iranian Plateau
linked to: Iranian plateau
wasVassalOf Han dynasty
Tang dynasty

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