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INTRODUCTION
This chronology covers the history of Central Asia from ancient times to
the modern day (Table 1). The events, which occurred on this ancient con-
tinent, form an important part of world history. The chronology will help
those studying the political history, economy, culture and other aspects of
the region to grasp the subject matter from all aspects. It presents politi-
cal history and cultural history together, and thus shows in which political
conditions certain cultural artifacts arose. Given its scope, it is impossible
to present this chronology in detail within the structure of an article; thus,
only the most significant historical events have been presented. The dates
of certain events are given differently in various sources. In the current
study, the main sources of each period were used, and the researches of
certain important historians were referred to, and a single date was chosen
without reference to different opinions. It would be otherwise impossible
to present a study, which aims to present a general idea. Readers must refer
to the sources for each period for more detailed dates.
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST
In the chronology, a period of time has been given for events for which
there are no definite dates, and for those events, which continued over a
long period of time. On some occasions the beginning date of the histori-
cal event has been given, a + sign indicates that these events continued for
some years after. Unity of spelling has been taken into consideration in the
transcription of names. The most frequently occurring forms of names,
which appear in different forms in different sources, have been accepted,
and where necessary alternative forms have been given in parentheses. A
number of these names have been given in accordance with the most recent
research. However, because this chronology is aimed at the general reader,
forms, which are not familiar to the general audience, have not been used.
These names are the subject matter for specialized research. For example,
the Asian Hun leader, Me-te's name appears in different forms in such
studies, such as Motun, Mao-tun, Beğtun or Bagatur. In the current study,
the two forms have been given.
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