2021/08/23 by Ofir Haim · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Historical and Linguistic Studies #Islamic Studies and History #Islam #Judaism #Ancient history #History #Persian #Geography #China #Steppe #Archaeology #Theology #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1017/9781139048873.014
openalex publication_date 2021/08/23 · openalex created_date 2021/08/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The present chapter concerns the Jewish inhabitants of the vast area stretching from modern Iran in the west to China in the east, and from the Central Asian steppes in the north to the shores of the Persian Gulf in the south. Most of the chapter is dedicated to the Jews of the Iranian world, namely, the territories which were historically inhabited by Iranian-speaking peoples, from the advent of Islam up to the rise of the Safavids in the early sixteenth century. I conclude this chapter with the history of Jewish presence in territories historically ruled by Chinese dynasties, as most of the sources relating to Jews in this part of the world indicate their possible Iranian origin.