Buguzhi and the Making of a Persian Trader

This brief note discusses the identifications of two individuals from the Tang and Song, respectively, as alleged Persian and Muslim, and concludes that the evidence found textual material in source does not permit such conclusions.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-04
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23955528
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Eurasian Exchange Networks
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Buguzhi and the Making of a Persian Trader

Johannes L. Kurz
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Eurasian Exchange Networks
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Buguzhi and the Making of a Persian Trader

Johannes L. Kurz
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Abstract

This brief note discusses the identifications of two individuals from the Tang and Song, respectively, as alleged Persian and Muslim, and concludes that the evidence found textual material in source does not permit such conclusions.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Eurasian Exchange Networks
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