Kangju Confederation Emergence

200 BCE · Sirderya Orta Havzası · political

The Kangju people organized themselves in the middle basin of the Syr Darya (Jaxartes); Chinese sources say that they "raise horses and are nomadic, yet they also have cities".

By controlling the northern route of the Silk Road they took on an important role in transit trade. They were kin to, or connected with, the Saka and the Yuezhi.

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What was Kangju Confederation Emergence?
The Kangju people organized themselves in the middle basin of the Syr Darya (Jaxartes); Chinese sources say that they "raise horses and are nomadic, yet they also have cities".
When did Kangju Confederation Emergence happen?
200 BCE
Where did Kangju Confederation Emergence take place?
Sirderya Orta Havzası