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BSTRACT
This article contains the opinions and opinions of the authors regarding the fact that the Zomin oasis has
become one of the cradles of ancient civilization and culture, its convenient geographical location and
nature, and the role of the Great Silk Road in the socio-economic life of the population.
K
EYWORDS
Ustrushona, Zomin, Caravanserai, Great Silk Road, Sangzor, Zominsoy, Pishagar.
I
NTRODUCTION
Many regions, which served as the cradle of
human civilization, have followed their historical
path of development. Zomin oasis, along with
other oases of Central Asia, has experienced a
certain stage of development in the fields of
mutual trade, culture, and economy since ancient
times. There is no doubt that the role of the Great
Silk Road, which passed through this region, is
incomparable for the activation of various sectors
of the region. The fact that the oasis established
permanent relations with different regions and
that these relations developed has been proven in
various written and archaeological sources.
Zomin oasis is bordered by Sirdarya region from
the north, Zarbdar district from the west,
Bakhmal district from the east and southeast. The
northern, eastern, and central parts of the oasis
are lowlands, and the southeastern part consists
of hills, hills, and mountains. According to
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ZAMIN OASIS IN THE LOCATION OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD
Submission Date:
July 20, 2023,
Accepted Date:
July 25, 2023,
Published Date:
July 30, 2023
Crossref doi:
https://doi.org/10.37547/ijasr-03-07-22
Norkoziyev Sarvar Anvar Ugli
A Student Of The Faculty Of History, Jizzakh State Pedagogical University, Uzbekistan
Saidov J.O.
Scientific Leader, JDPU, History Faculty Teacher, Uzbekistan
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archaeologist S. Suyunov, Zominsoy is the main
source of water in the emergence, formation and
development of settled life, cities and villages in
the Zomin oasis. Zominsoy is the second largest
river after the Sangzor river in terms of water
volume, and its length is almost 50 kilometers.
According to the results of the observation of the
group led by archaeologist M. Aminjonova in the
Zomin oasis, the main part of the historical
monuments are the Mazartepa monuments in the
Turkman village around the Zominsoy water, the
Bobotepa and Aktoshtepa monuments in the
Pishaghar village, and the Jontutsoy water source.
It has been proven that it has been preserved until
According to archaeologists, in the city of Gonchi,
located east of Zomin, mil. avv. Remains of villages
and pieces of pottery dating back to the 5th-4th
centuries, and in the northeast, a mile. avv. Of
course, it is not for nothing that the ovuls
belonging to the IV-III centuries were found. BC
Hellenic ceramics of the III-II centuries,
corresponding to the Sogdian style, were already
found in the first layers of Zomin.
Archeology studies have shown that the first
trade routes passed through the grain-rich city of
Bactria of the Achaemenid Empire, which in turn
was closely connected with Sogd and Ustrushona.
Alexander the Macedonian, who was forced to
suppress the Sogdian rebellion during his
conquest of Central Asia, relied on his famous
guides and used the first trade routes to go to
Sogd via a short route from Alexandria Eskhata,
i.e. Outer Alexandria. To the author of the
monuments of that period studied by A.Gritsina,
it was concluded that the road area on the border
of Zomin and Khovos districts, previously
extended far north of the other current Zomin-
Savat roads, passed through the settlements of
the Ustrushonites who participated in the revolt
against the Greeks, which were destroyed by the
Macedonians. allows.
According to scientists, from the beginning of the
Middle Ages, some private trade routes were
replaced by a huge transcontinental route from
China to European cities. Caravans loaded with
snow-white porcelain, silver, gold, carpets, fine
fabrics, weapons, weapons, various jewels and
other unique items passed through this road from
Eastern countries to the West. Even the
merchants were diplomats in a certain sense, they
often participated in peacekeeping events,
interacted with the population and showed
selflessness in the prosperity of their cities. [3.
192]
During the period of the Turkish khanate, the
importance of the northern branch of the Great
Silk Road increased, the use of roads from Eastern
Turkestan through the Tian'shan mountain
passes to Yettisuv, and the development of
mountain passes further developed [5. 14-20]. A
branch of the northern road went from Zomin
through Shosh to Isfijab, Taroz, Uchbulok, Kulan
(now Lugovaya station), Aspara in the Chu valley,
Navket, Suyab city (Aq-Beshim) and came to
Upper Barskan located in the southeastern village
of Issykkul [ 6. 39].
According to the information given in the works
of Arab geographers Ibn Havkal and Al-
Muqaddasi, it is mentioned that socio-economic
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life in the Zamin oasis was active long before the
arrival of the Arabs. According to the well-known
historian and scientist N. Ismatov, Zomin is one of
the most important cities in Usturushona.
Zomin's location on the big caravan route
connecting the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara,
Shosh (Tashkent), Dizak (Jizzakh) and Fargona
led to its rise to the level of one of the developed
cities of Movarunnarh [1. page 61].
Due to its location on the Great Silk Road, Zomin
played a major role in the formation and
development of cities based on the exchange of
culture and the trade system, as well as the
development of the interconnection of different
countries. International trade routes connected
many countries with invisible but strong ties,
from Japan and China to the Mediterranean Sea,
from Russia and the Golden Horde to the Indian
Ocean and North Africa [2. 56].
It passed from Samarkand to Ferghana and Shosh
via Jizzakh and Zomin. The caravans covered the
road from Samarkand to Khojand in eight days. In
the 10th-12th centuries, the roads leading from
Bukhara through Nurota to Shosh and O'tror
were also consistently used [4. 137-145].
It should be mentioned here that there were
important centers of caravans on the roads of the
Great Silk Road located between cities. Among
them is Zamin, which is four days' journey from
the capital of Sogd towards China. It served as one
of the main centers of both domestic and
international trade relations in Ustrushona.
Caravans of foreign merchants stopped there and
went in different directions, goods were
redistributed.
Analyzing
the
data
of
archaeological research and written sources, it is
possible to come to certain conclusions about the
structure of some caravanserais. For example, the
10th-12th century Tortkoltepa caravanserai,
found on the road from Zomin to Fergana and
Tashkent, has the shape of a rectangle (the length
of the sides is 106x106 m.), and the height of the
north side is 5 meters. which has a main arched
gate [7. 184-185].
C
ONCLUSION
In conclusion, we can note that according to the
sources, ancient Zomin was famous for its rabots
and caravanserais in prosperous oases,
connecting the East and the West. The role of the
Great Silk Road is of great importance in the
development of the economic well-being of the
Zomin
oasis,
strengthening
of
cultural
cooperation and relations between the countries
in all areas. It is one of the important centers of
the Great Silk Road. Due to the passage of the
Great Silk Road, many caravanserais and cisterns
were built in the Zomin oasis. One of the largest of
these caravanserais is Sarboztepa near the village
of Karakoyli. Trade caravans passing through the
Great Silk Road stopped here for trade. The fact
that the Great Silk Road passed through the
Zomin oasis greatly contributed to the
development of trade and commerce of the Zomin
oasis and the growth of trade relations.
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