Eurasian Studies Balkans, Anatolia, Iran, Caucasus and Central Asia Studies Notebooks

Series | Eurasian Studies
Edited book | Armenia, Caucasus, and Central Asia
Chapter | Khan uiguri del regno di Qočo (850-1250) nelle fonti di Turfan

Khan uiguri del regno di Qočo (850-1250) nelle fonti di Turfan

Abstract

This article firstly deals with a general survey of the Turkic-Iranian relationships, from the VI century onwards, by the point of view of epigraphic evidences and sparse linguistic references within the Indo-Iranian borderlands and Central Asia. Secondly, it focuses on Turkic words (onomastic, epithets, titles) recorded in Middle Persian texts of the Manichean religion, in order to highlight the cultural contacts between the Uighur newcomers of the Qočo kingdom and the local population, both sharing common religious beliefs such as Manichaeism and Buddhism. Given the Manichaean faith of the Uighur élites, the Middle Persian Manichaean texts show an appreciation of the Turkic rulership, attested by the panegyrical tone of many compositions dedicated to the khans and their entourages.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: March 19, 2019 | Accepted: July 29, 2019 | Published Oct. 17, 2019 | Language: it

Keywords Uighur titlesMiddle Persian TextsManichaeismTurkish-Iranian contactsBuddhism


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