Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: As a key geographical unit in the eastern Tarim Basin, the strategic importance of the Kongque River Basin underwent significant changes during the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties.In the early Western Han period, the region served as a bridgehead for the Central Plains dynasties to govern the Western Regions due to its proximity to the Hexi Corridor and its strategic control over the Northern Route of the Western Regions.By the late Western Han era, however, its pivotal role was 张倩
Author: 倩 张
Institution: Shanghai University
Language: English
Topic: Eurasian Exchange Networks
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409142989