Mission of Zhang Qian and Opening of the Silk Road
138 BCE
Emperor Wu dispatches Zhang Qian west, forging the global Silk Road commercial network.
Sources and References
Sima Qian, Shiji (Chapitre 123 : Mémoire sur le Dayuan)
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