The Islamic East

doi:10.1017/9781139048873.014

Chapter 10 - The Islamic East

from B. - Regional Surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021

Ofir Haim

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Phillip I. Lieberman

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Phillip I. Lieberman: Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee

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The present chapter concerns the Jewish inhabitants of the vast area stretching from modern Iran in the west to China in the east, and from the Central Asian steppes in the north to the shores of the Persian Gulf in the south. Most of the chapter is dedicated to the Jews of the Iranian world, namely, the territories which were historically inhabited by Iranian-speaking peoples, from the advent of Islam up to the rise of the Safavids in the early sixteenth century. I conclude this chapter with the history of Jewish presence in territories historically ruled by Chinese dynasties, as most of the sources relating to Jews in this part of the world indicate their possible Iranian origin.

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Information: The Cambridge History of Judaism , pp. 332 - 368

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139048873.014 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2021

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