Silk Road Trade & Travel Encyclopedia
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Silk Road Trade & Travel Encyclopedia
丝绸之路网站（丝路网站）
丝绸之路百科全书—游客、学生和教师的参考资源
İPEK YOLU
ve YOLLARI
ANSİKLOPEDİSİ
Interesting Facts & Trivia
9 - QUESTION: Who was known to be successful middlemen and controlled trade north of the Gobi Desert?
Answer: The Uyghurs.
The Uyghurs (also known as Uighurs) ruled over a powerful empire north of the Gobi Desert. The Uyghurs are a Turkic people who ruled between 744 and 840, and presided over flourishing commercial centers and agriculture. The capital of their empire was Karabalghasun, located on the upper Orhon River in Mongolia.