Abstract
A definite consensus has been reached on the place, meaning, and routes of the Silk Road concept in Asian trade since 200 AD. The period from this to 900 AD is one of the brightest periods of the Silk Road regarding commercial mobility and functionality. From ancient times, Asian merchants began to transport goods via trade colonies in the north and south directions from northwestern China to Turfan and Transoxiana. The monolithic character of the trade between the oases in Inner Asia, extending from China to Transoxiana and from there to the Near East, in other words, the question of the existence of a uniform, single-piece, and homogeneous, was discussed in detail. The continuation of the flow of goods in China, despite the changing legal practices and rules during different dynastic periods and the turmoil of the 8th and 9th centuries when local dynasties gained power in the Gansu and Turfan regions, can be explained by the existence of common mechanisms that maintained commercial mobility and stability to a certain extent on the Silk Road. In this study, based on Turfan-Dunhuang trade records, the commercial law practices considered legitimate in the Silk Road trade of Turfan-Turkestan, legal traditions, and common mechanisms established to standardize trade practices are explained. Another aim of this study is to reveal the legal practices in the Silk Road trade by evaluating the records of the 8th-9th centuries AD.
Keywords: İpek Yolu, Turfan, Dunhuang, ticaret hukuku, Tang
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