Silk Road Timeline

By PatrickL
  • 100

    Start of silk road

    Silk Road was formed in 200BCE. This is significant because that the time when there was a major trade route Open by Zhang Qian in the western Han Dynasty
  • 173

    Ban CHao

    73 BCE. Ban Chao was one of the first known traveler to travel along the silk road. Ban Chao suppressed rebellions of some states in the Western Regions, which consolidated the dominion of the Han Dynasty and protected the Silk Road.
  • 220

    Fall of Han Dynasty, Rise of 3 kingdoms

    The Han Dynasty fell and formed 3 kingdoms. This event is significant because this is the first change in dynasty in china when the silk road was formed.
  • Feb 11, 630

    Tang dynasty conquering

    The Tang Dynasty conquered the Eastern Turks. tang dynasty is expanding.
  • Feb 11, 640

    Military strength

    To strengthen its military management and to protect the Silk Road, the Protectorate General to Pacify the West was installed with four garrisons: Qiuci (Kuqa), Yanqi (Qarashar), Yutian (Hetian or Khotan) and Shule (Kashgar)
  • Feb 11, 1206

    Mongol empire

    Genghis Khan built the Mongol Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1271

    Yuan Dynasty

    Along with the growth of the mongolian empire and the establishment of the yuan dynasty, the route regained its vigor
  • Feb 11, 1271

    beijing

    The Mongolian ruler Kublai Khan established a Chinese dynasty at Dadu (the present Beijing) with the largest territory in Chinese history including the Central Asia and Russia. As a result, the road reinstated its vigor and became busy again.
  • Feb 11, 1275

    MArco Polo

    Was a well known traveler whos traveled along the silk road experiencing many different cultures.
  • Feb 11, 1298

    book

    The Travels of Marco Polo came out, which became the most influential travelogue and paved the way for the arrivals of many Westerners.
  • Feb 11, 1368

    Tiemuer empire

    Tiemuer, a descendant of Genghis Khan, established a powerful empire in Samarkand with the vast territory from New Delhi in the south to Damascus in the north, from the Aral Sea to the Persian Gulf. Samarkand became an important international trade centre of the Silk Road. As the Tiemuer Empire collapsed, the road gradually fell into disuse.

  • TANG Dynasty

    During the time of tang dynast, the silk road experieneced its "golden Age" devolpment

  • xuanzang

    The great monk, Xuanzang departed from Chang'an to India along the Silk Road to study Indian sutras.