The Tang treasury was strained by this trade. For the Uyghurs silk served both as an export commodity and as a currency, and Sogdian merchants grew rich as intermediaries.
Frequently asked questions
- What was Uyghur-Tang Silk Trade: A Nomadic Economic Strategy?
- Taking advantage of the Tang's political crises (the An Lushan Rebellion and others), the Uyghurs turned the horse-for-silk barter rate decisively in their own favour: forty bolts of silk for one horse.
- When did Uyghur-Tang Silk Trade: A Nomadic Economic Strategy happen?
- 760 CE
- Where did Uyghur-Tang Silk Trade: A Nomadic Economic Strategy take place?
- Moğolistan — Çin Sınırı