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Аюбов А. Р.	STAGES OF THE CULTURE OF SUGHDIANS FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT	21

Authors: Ayubov Abdusalom Raufovich, Dr. of History, Associate Professor, head of the department of world history and religion studies under the SEI “KhSU named after acad. B.Gafurov” (Tajikistan, Khujand)

JOURNAL NUMBER: 3(68). YEAR OF ISSUE: 2021.  LANGUAGE OF THE ARTICLE: Tajik

 ANNOTATION

The article dwells on the stages of Sughdians` culture formation and development. It is underscored that Sughdians as one of the most ancient peoples of Central Asia left an important mark on the world civilization formation. The author lays an emphasis upon the idea that the time of their civilization formation corresponds to the 4-th millennium BC and is divided into several stages. The first sign of Sughdian civilization is the ancient Sarazm. The second stage of Sughdian civilization formation was marked by the beginning of the 1-st millennium BC. This is the time of Sugdians formation as an independent ethnic group. It is noted that with the origin of Hellenism, the third stage of Sughdian culture begins, which continues until the second half of the IV-th century. The fourth stage promoting the second half of the 4-th century begins with the attack of those peoples whom Sughdians knew as Khuns. The fifth stage of Sughdians` culture formation continues from the 5-th century to Arab conquests. The sixth stage of the former corresponds to the period of Arab conquests contributing into spread of Islam and Arabic language in Maverannahr, namely, in Sughd.

KEY WORDS

Sughd, Sugdians, periodization, culture, Sarazm, urban planning, art

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