Bazar Dara (Bāzār Darra, Tágh Nák, Tokanak or Maza Dala) was a small mining community at the junction of the Bazar Dara and Yarkand Rivers south of the Kunlun Mountains in the Xinjiang region of China, bordering on the Taklamakan Desert.
'Dara' means 'cliff' in the Uyghur language.[1] Bazar Dara can, therefore, be translated, 'Cliff Bazaar' or 'Cliff Market,' an apt description of this ancient settlement. It is 139 km west of Shahidulla, and 25 km west of modern Mazar (Chinese: Mazha 麻扎), which name simply indicates the shrine of a Muslim holy man.
"The name of this kingdom is written Deruo [or Dere] 得若 in the Tangshu (ch. CCXXI, a, p. 9b) and Yiruo 億若 in the Weilüe. . . ." Translated and adapted from Édouard Chavannes: "Les pays d’Occident d’après le Heou Han chou." T’oung pao 8, (1907), p. 175, n. 2.[2]
Filippo De Filippi, who visited Bazar Dara, described a fort, the ruins of a market for horses and cattle, an extensive bazaar and a long line of ruins of mine shafts and houses along the cliff faces abandoned by goldminers after bandit raids approximately a century before his expedition in 1914.[3]
The site of Bazar Dara, almost unknown today, has been known to the Chinese for about 2000 years. It was almost certainly the site of the ancient 'Kingdom of Dere' 德若 mentioned in the Hou Hanshu.[6]
In 1535 CE, a group of Muslim soldiers trapped at Shey in Ladakh, fled through here on their way to the Wakhan Corridor and the safety of Badakshan.[7]
In 1898 an expedition led by Captain H. P. P. Deasy found an outpost built of earth at Bazar Dara, surmounted by a Chinese flag, with a few unarmed Kirghiz in occupation. This was obviously intended as a Chinese boundary marker, but the area had apparently long been under occupation by Kanjuts.[8]
Elias, N. (1895). The Tarikh-i-Rashidi of Mirza Muhammad Haidar, Dughlát: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia. An English Version. [Originally composed in Persian in 1541-42]. Edited, with Commentary, Notes, and Map by N. Elias. Translation by E. Denison Ross. London. Sampson, Low, Marston and Company Ltd.
Filippi, Filippo de (1924). Storia della Spedizione scientifica italiana nel Himàlaia, Caracorùm e Turchestàn Cinese (1913-1914). Filippo de Filippi. Featuring additional essays by Ciotto Dainelli and J.A. Spranger. Nicola Zanichelli, Bologna. Downloaded on 26 February 2006 from: http://dsr[permanent dead link]. nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/VIII-1-A-100/V-1/.
Hill, John E. (2009). Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN978-1-4392-2134-1.
January 01, 1970
bazar, dara, bāzār, darra, tágh, nák, tokanak, maza, dala, small, mining, community, junction, yarkand, rivers, south, kunlun, mountains, xinjiang, region, china, bordering, taklamakan, desert, dara, means, cliff, uyghur, language, therefore, translated, cliff. Bazar Dara Bazar Darra Tagh Nak Tokanak or Maza Dala was a small mining community at the junction of the Bazar Dara and Yarkand Rivers south of the Kunlun Mountains in the Xinjiang region of China bordering on the Taklamakan Desert Dara means cliff in the Uyghur language 1 Bazar Dara can therefore be translated Cliff Bazaar or Cliff Market an apt description of this ancient settlement It is 139 km west of Shahidulla and 25 km west of modern Mazar Chinese Mazha 麻扎 which name simply indicates the shrine of a Muslim holy man The name of this kingdom is written Deruo or Dere 得若 in the Tangshu ch CCXXI a p 9b and Yiruo 億若 in the Weilue Translated and adapted from Edouard Chavannes Les pays d Occident d apres le Heou Han chou T oung pao 8 1907 p 175 n 2 2 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesGeography editFilippo De Filippi who visited Bazar Dara described a fort the ruins of a market for horses and cattle an extensive bazaar and a long line of ruins of mine shafts and houses along the cliff faces abandoned by goldminers after bandit raids approximately a century before his expedition in 1914 3 Bazar Darra was of both strategic and economic importance It was located at the junction of the route via the Shimshal Valley to Hunza or south over the Mustagh Pass to Skardu or west to Shahidulla and was the centre for a number of goldmines It also joined the main winter route which led directly north along the frozen Yarkand River to Yecheng via Kokyar and from there the route went northwest via Kokyar to Yarkand Yarkant County and Kashgar or northeast to Pishan Town and Hotan 4 5 36 23 58 N 76 48 18 E 36 3995 N 76 8051 E 36 3995 76 8051History editThe site of Bazar Dara almost unknown today has been known to the Chinese for about 2000 years It was almost certainly the site of the ancient Kingdom of Dere 德若 mentioned in the Hou Hanshu 6 In 1535 CE a group of Muslim soldiers trapped at Shey in Ladakh fled through here on their way to the Wakhan Corridor and the safety of Badakshan 7 In 1898 an expedition led by Captain H P P Deasy found an outpost built of earth at Bazar Dara surmounted by a Chinese flag with a few unarmed Kirghiz in occupation This was obviously intended as a Chinese boundary marker but the area had apparently long been under occupation by Kanjuts 8 Footnotes edit Uyghur English Dictionary Archived July 8 2010 at the Wayback Machine Hill 2009 p 204 Filippi 1924 p 472 Hill 2009 p 207 Filippi 1924 pp 471 493 472 Hill 2009 p 204 Elias 1895 pp 464 467 and n 1 For Sec F August 1899 168 201 175 References editElias N 1895 The Tarikh i Rashidi of Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia An English Version Originally composed in Persian in 1541 42 Edited with Commentary Notes and Map by N Elias Translation by E Denison Ross London Sampson Low Marston and Company Ltd Filippi Filippo de 1924 Storia della Spedizione scientifica italiana nel Himalaia Caracorum e Turchestan Cinese 1913 1914 Filippo de Filippi Featuring additional essays by Ciotto Dainelli and J A Spranger Nicola Zanichelli Bologna Downloaded on 26 February 2006 from http dsr permanent dead link nii ac jp toyobunko VIII 1 A 100 V 1 Hill John E 2009 Through the Jade Gate to Rome A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty 1st to 2nd Centuries CE BookSurge Charleston South Carolina ISBN 978 1 4392 2134 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bazar Dara amp oldid 920309585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
