Thinking in Arabic, Writing in Sogdian: Arabic-Sogdian Diplomatic Relations in the Early Eighth Century

Said Reza Huseini

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Pages:: 67–87

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004527874_004

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This paper discusses the relations between Arabs and Sogdians as reflected in some letters found in Mount Mugh in modern Tajikistan in 1933. It argues that their relations were more complex than the image given in the Arabic historical narratives. It maintains that both the Arabs and the Sogdians consciously used each other’s languages in certain circumstances as a kind of diplomatic technique to support their requests, made effective by showing their awareness of their addressee’s language and cultural elements and to highlight their own political and cultural values. Similarly, it shows that the Arabs and the Sogdians were flexible in adopting each other’s administrative practices for official communication.

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From Samarqand to Toledo

Greek, Sogdian and Arabic Documents and Manuscripts from the Islamicate World and Beyond

Series: Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 201

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Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 19 Dec 2022

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