Sabao
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Sabao, or sārtpāw in Sogdian, was an official Chinese title in the 5th-7th centuries CE, used for government-appointed leaders of the Sogdian immigrant-merchant community. The word sabao is derived fr
The Sogdian Sabao An Jia on his horse, as he appears in one of the panels of his tomb. 579 CE
Tomb of An Jia, 579 CE, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology.
The tomb of Wirkak, 580 CE, Xi'an City Museum
Tomb of Yu Hong, 592 CE, Shanxi Museum.
Tomb of Wirkak
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The Tomb of Wirkak, in Chinese commonly referred to as Tomb of Master Shi, is the grave of the Sogdian sārtpāw Wirkak and his wife Wiyusi, dating from 580 AD. The tomb was discovered in 2003 in the ea
Passageway and burial chamber of Wirkak.
Wirkak tomb content.
Wirkak tomb gold coin (a Byzantine gold coin replica).