Nathan Cherry | The Silk Road History Podcast

A podcast devoted to the history of the Silk Roads, Central Asia, and beyond. Feel free to reach out to me: [email protected]

[Nathan Cherry | The Silk Road History Podcast @silkroadcast]

If you'd like to support the Silk Road History Podcast, consider making a donation to the show on my Ko-fi page. Any amount, no matter how small, will be enormously appreciated.
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My students have been producing some amazing portraits of me lately 😎

[Photos of Silk Road @PicsSilkRoad]

Tulips blooming in snow. Jiang Bulake in Qitai, East Turkestan/Xinjiang, China, Silk Road.
https://t.co/KYN3ZilKMY #silkroad #NGSilkRoad

[Jin Xu 徐津 @xujnx]

Tubo or early Tibetan silk saddle. Another one is currently on view at the Dunhuang exhibition, with decorative metal coverings still on it.

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for future episodes. I'm contemplating dropping a short episode about the history of Taiwan as a little morsel after the final chapter of the History of the Uyghurs series. We'll see!

[Nathan Cherry | The Silk Road History Podcast @silkroadcast]

Got settled into my new apartment. The good news is that it'll be easy to set up a little recording studio in my loft bedroom! The bad news is that I'll have to wait until I get my full salary in October to buy a microphone. In the mean time, I'll be reading, writing, and preppin

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@wonderspodcast 😂😂😂

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A unique delicacy one can only sample in Taiwan

[Nadeem | Eran ud Turan @eranudturan]

The good, the bad, and the ugly.

[Photos of Silk Road @PicsSilkRoad]

Horse and rider, Tang dynasty (now in Urumqi). Astana Cemetery, Turpan, East Turkestan/Xinjiang, China, Silk Road.
https://t.co/sT8eKARxGg #silkroad #NGSilkRoad

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Safely arrived in Taiwan and getting the job and everything set up. I'm moving to a new place next month, so it probably won't be till then that I get my recording situation under control. Loving it here so far, though I'm sweating buckets

[Photos of Silk Road @PicsSilkRoad]

Grand Mosque. Ghulja (Yining), East Turkestan/Xinjiang, China, Silk Road.
https://t.co/aACBt1jtoQ #silkroad #NGSilkRoad

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Grassland of Qiongkushitai Village in Ili, East Turkestan/Xinjiang, China, Silk Road.
https://t.co/CPej2NzmCE #silkroad #NGSilkRoad

[Satomi Hiyama @satomi_hiyama]

Pieces of Buddhist Sanskrit manuscript dated to the 7th century discovered in Mes Aynak - possibly identified as a prosperous Buddhist city described by Xuan Zang
https://t.co/FIV04p9ZXB

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Episode 006 | Religions of the Silk Road: Manicheaism is now live and available for listening! Hope you enjoy!
https://t.co/EtlPJ4MAGr

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Manichean episode coming this week. Audio issues delayed it and I had to record it twice but finally it'll be out shortly. Sometimes I feel like the gods are against me 😂

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It's official - the Silk Road History Podcast will be pulling up roots and moving to Taiwan in August. I'm super nervous/excited, and my Chinese pronunciation will (hopefully) be improving. And hopefully I'll be able to undertake some Silk Road travel very soon 🤠

[Jessica Pollard @japollard86]

This is a new one for me - beautiful illustrations painted on fig leaves.

These two manuscripts will soon be digitised as part of the #DiscoveringSacredTexts project @BL_MadeDigital
Or 8855 & Add ms 11746
#conservation #digitisation

[Jamal Jafri @JAJafri]

A Game of Polo
Illustration of a Page from the Bustan of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Attributed to Bukhara, Uzbekistan
1522-3
The inscription includes the line: "Ruin brings sorrow to that kingdom where the wisdom of the shepherd exceeds that of the king."
https://t.co/ehOeSnk27b

[Rian Thum @RianThum]

The Chinese government has now destroyed the central Uyghur graveyard in Khotan. It was also the site of several sacred shrines.

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The hellish times of recording in a sweltering blanket covered closet have returned 😭😭😭😭 hopefully once I've moved I'll have a better setup