Sasan silver coins witness Chinese and Western cultural exchanges
November 08, 2021 09:11 Source: "China Social Sciences", November 8, 2021, Issue 2282 Author: Li Jinxiu

Since the 20th century,Unearthed and discovered a large number of Sasan silver coins in China,Almost attracted widespread attention from Chinese and foreign scholars,Become a hot question for related research。

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A Sasan silver coin is displayed in the exhibition hall of Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province,also attached to the text: "Tang Dynasty。Diameter 2.9 cm,Weight 3.6 grams。Irregular circles,Non -Pole,Wide Pingyuan,Printing on both sides with patterns。On the front is the king's side half -body image,Like the bead circle。There is a pupa -shaped decorative pattern on the circle on the crown of the king,On both sides of the circle and the lower end of each decoration of each new month。In the middle of the back is altar,There are one -stop priests on each side。On the left, the priests seem to be a bowl [Luo] Po Wen inscription,Maybe the name of the king。Another is the pearl circle。... This silver coin should be the relics of the Persian Persian country with my country through the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty。"" Depending on the Crown of the King of Silver Coin、King image、outer edge characteristics and inscriptions,It can be seen that this coin should be Khosrau I,531-579 is reigned).。

About the existing Sasan silver coins in my country,Sun Li and other scholars have conducted detailed statistics,Roughly estimated to be more than 1900,The specific distribution is: 1132 pieces of Xinjiang,Changan、560 pieces near Luoyang Liangjing,Gansu 23,Qinghai 76,Ningxia 3。,41 pieces of Hebei、Hubei 15、4 pieces of Inner Mongolia、Liaoning 2、50 pieces of Shanxi、32 pieces of Guangdong、Nanjing 1。In recent years,West in Jiaohegou、Badama、Monal、13 silver coins in the bet365 Play online games cemetery such as Astana,3 unearthed from Shandong Easta。In these statistics and reports,Shuozhou Museum this silver coin is not included in it。

The old life of Cusi is in the reign for a long time,for 48 years。He opens up to East and West,Quite buildings,Its ruling period can be called the golden age of the Sasan dynasty。The coins of the old one of the Cuisi,However, there are not many silver coins found in China found in our country,Earlier, only Shaanxi Yao County (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City)、Henan Shaanxi County、Xinjiang Wugu discovered 5。But it is worth noting that,Mongolian National Museum 200 newly entered Tibet Sasan silver coins in 2015,Among them, there are 16 silver coins (reigned 457-484 in 457-484),Cavad I (488-496、498-531 reigned) 33 silver coins,150 silver coins of Cusi Laoyi。Coins of Cusi Lao I have three -quarters of the total number of coins,It is reflecting the more of its coin、Broadcasting。This silver coin at the Shuozhou Museum,Important Supplement for the Unexical Undead of Cuisi Laos in China。

This Sashan silver coin was unearthed at the Tang Tomb of the construction site of the Armed Police Detachment of Shuozhou。Source,When the tribe -related tribes such as Tiele, which are attached to Shuozhou。Four years of Zhenguan (630),Tang Ping Turks Turkic Liche Khan,Some Title tribes are attached with Turkic。According to the record of "Book of Yuan Gui · Foreign Minister · Four" records,March of the four years of Zhenguan,"Thinking of the knot, the crowd of 40,000 to drop",Tangzhi Tangzhi in Hedong Dynasty (now Shanxi Daixian) area。Zhu Fan family inside,Different taxes from the people of the Central Plains,They use "sheep money" as tax,That is, "Tang Liu Dian" Volume III: "All the attachments of the Fanhu of the country ...,Five essays for households,Disposter free。Those who have already been in the two years of admission,Shanghu Ding Loshu two,Time to take a bite,Three bet365 best casino games households in the lower households。”

Fanhuchu attached to the Tang Dynasty household registration,According to its production lifestyle,Ca Na Yin,You can alsonaise,silver money and sheep according to households and other,The province is called "sheep money"。"Tang Yifeng's Three Years Copy" records the collection of money: "The taxes of its taxes,After September 1st every year,Before October 2nd,Please lose in Greater State。"" "Insider ended in Daizhou,Other Tieles are attached near Shuozhou,All belong to the "Affiliated to Fanhu in the Country",And Shuozhou、Daizhou is to control these "Great State" for controlling these Fan people,Therefore, the silver money and sheep of the inner Fan attached to Fan Fanbu。This Sasan silver coin at the Shuozhou Museum,It may come from the taxes paid by the inside of Tang Shuozhou according to the taxes paid by the households。Inside the end of the thoughts is attached to the early years of Zhenguan,This silver coin will also be placed in Daizhou、The Tiele parts in the north of Shuozhou to the "sheep money" time to the Zhenguan period (627-649)。

  closely related to the grassland Silk Road

Kaiyuan (713-741) years,The system attached to Fan Hua Yinjin and tax sheep is still implemented in the Hedong region。Four years of Kaiyuan,Mobei Tweling Turk Turk Khan Mo Mo,Tiele's plugging solid、Back、Tong Luo、霫、Five Five Tops of Fu Gulu。Tang placed these tribes in the north of Shuozhou,These tribes still pay "sheep money" as tax。

Silver、Sheep is tax,It is not in line with the taxation system of the Tang Dynasty。In the early Tang Dynasty, the people of the Central Plains contributed tax,Make more grain grain such as corn、silk cloth and other silk linen (rent、Tune),or various debris、Copper coins (Kaiyuan Tongbao),or signs of the arcelity of Dingkou。Silver、Sheep is tax levied,It is a special tax system that is different from Huaxia with Fanhu in the inside。The tax system of the Fan Department itself within it is an bet365 live casino games imitation object,It may even follow the old tax system of the inner orientation of the inner or outside domain。Show sheep as tax,Living habits in line with nomadic peoples,Tax silver money reflects the trade and circulation status of Sasan silver coins on the grassland Silk Road,This is determined by the Bet365 lotto review silver coin trade circle of the grassland Silk Road。

Mr. Xia Yan pointed out: "Sasan Silver Coin was in the Middle East at that time、Near East and Eastern Europe,is the same as Byzantine gold coins,As an international currency, it is widely used。"Combined with a large number of Sasan silver coins found in Mongolia,The scope of the use of Sasan silver coins can be expanded to the Eurasian grassland。Tiele in Mobe in the Sui and Tang dynasties、The scope of the use of Sashan silver coins in the Turk region,and from the northbound west of Momo,Western Turkic also use silver coins as currency。

Current,Sasan silver coins are the west to the Mediterranean coast,North to Gaoco Mountain area。From Liaodong、Mobe to Caucasus,It is Turkic、Tiele Triangle and East、The scope of activity of Khitan and other。On the vast Eurasian grassland,Sasan silver coins are in Central Asia、Same West Asia,Use as a currency bank。Trees of these Eurasian grasslands,Most of them are silver、Sheep is a tax levy object。Silver of the taxes attached to the Tiele、Sheep,Is the Taxation of Mobei、The continuation of the currency system。Migrate with the Tiele Treasure to the Tang Dynasty,They bring Mobei's currency form into Taiyuan north,It also expands the scope of the use of Sasan silver coins to the edge of the Tangnong Geng District,Gradually enter the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty。

Whether it is derived from Mobei or the Tiele tribe,Sashan silver coins are related to the grassland nomadic people。Yi Yanzhi,Related to the grassland Silk Road。Prairie Silk Road is a traffic channel for communication between Mongolian grassland and Eurasia,Its main line bet365 best casino games is from the Central Plains to the north,Passing through Yin Mountain (now Daqing Mountain)、Along the Great Wall in Yanshan,North Vietnam Mongolian Plateau,Western Classic South Russia Grassland、northern Central and Western,To the northern part of the European continent。

Northeast Grassland Silk Road is from Hexi,Jingbaotou、Hohhot、Datong,Enter Chifeng through the northern part of Hebei,Arrive in Liaoning Liaoning。Sasan silver coins found in China,Combine with this grassland Silk Road route。Current,Datong, Shanxi, my country、Hebei Ding County and Chaoyang, Liaoning have discovered Sasan silver coins during the Northern Wei Dynasty,It can be seen that Sashan silver coins have long history from the Northeast Grassland Silk Road。"Sui Shu · Food and Goods" so -called "Hexi Zhu County,or the money of gold and silver with the Western Regions,And the official can't help ",It is the record of the circle of Sasan's silver coins。

  Sogdish promotes Sasan silver coins east

Northern Wei Dynasty,Sashan silver coins through trade、Communication、Chaogong and other ways to enter China,But with the development of the grassland Silk Road,Sogdish merchants are input silver coins to inland Eurasian grassland nomadic tribes,and make it currency,It plays an irreplaceable role。

The Sogdians are the business nations of Central Asia。They are widely active on the Silk Road,Contributions to East and West Trade。They are also the main inputs of Sasan silver coins。Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties,There are many people who come to China in Sogdin,Carry a large number of Sasan silver coins for economic and trade activities,Flowing Sasan silver coins into the grassland and oasis Silk Road。Beiqi、Northern Zhou and Sui and Tang Dynasties,Sogdians appear more in Turks、Tiele and other nomadic tribes,Maniakh, the leader of the famous Sau special business team, is a more prominent one。Not only is he active where the Western Turkic goes,Use bet365 best casino games Turkic's military activities to carry out silk trade,​​And also ordered to be dense at the Western Turkic Khan Room,As a Turkish messenger, Byzantine,A contact for Turkic and Byzantine,Actively expand the scope of silk trade。The payment methods and value scale of these Sogo merchants conduct trade,is the Sasan silver coin that is carried by itself。Accompanied by the footprint of Sogd's businessman,Sasan silver coins expand to the grassland nomadic family,and then permeated in Eurasian grasslands,Forms a grassland Bet365 lotto review silver coin trade circle。

Expand from Mobe to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty

The Tiele tribe from Mobe to Hedong,Enter Taiyuan north,Bring in the nomadic economy,It also brought the silver coins used,Expand the Bet365 lotto review silver coin trade circle on the grassland Silk Road to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty。

From Mobe to Hedong,is the migration route of the Title tribe,It is also the way to use Sasan silver coins from Mobe to Hedong,Trade on the grassland Silk Road is more prosperous,It also develops to a wider space。The unearthed from Susan coins in Shuozhou,It is the certificate of Sashan silver coin with the road of Tiele migration from Mobei to Hedong.。

Nine years of Dazhong (855),Wei Ao wrote "The Main Essence of Zhu Dao Mountain River" for Tang Xuanzong ("Settlement Language"),The situation and folk customs of Shuozhou and other places are described as: "From the north to the cloud、Shuo and other states,Land in the north of the juvenile,Inside the seal,Handling where the miscellaneous captives are ...,You Rongfeng。Customs sturdy,It is really difficult。"Shuozhou is located in the junction of nomadic and farming economy,It is the military town of the Tang Dynasty who resettle the Mobei Affiliated Tribe and block Mobei Nomadic forces south of Wrangler,Therefore, Hu Han miscellaneous,Customs sturdy。Shuozhou is also an important channel for connecting Mobei Grassland。Look at Sasan silver coins found from Tang Tomb, Shuozhou City,Prairie Bet365 lotto review silver coin trade circle expands to Tangxin land,It does not start in the middle of Kaiyuan,Migration of Tiele to Daibei,It has begun after the four years of Tang Zhenguan,The NATO money system in Hedong has been implemented for nearly a century。So,This Sasan silver coin,It is the empirical evidence of the nomadic people on the grassland Silk Road on the East and West Cultural Exchange。

 (the author is a second -level researcher at the Institute of Ancient History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Editor in charge: Chen Jing
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