Sogdian collection. Issue 11

This international journal is the 11th issue in the Sogdian Collection series. The collection consists of seven parts. 1-part Written sources includes articles by Sh. Kamoliddin To the biography of Nizak Tarkhan. Part 2 and A.Hodjaev About ties of Karakhanid state with China. The 2nd part Numismatics presents articles by G.Babayarov Coins of Chach with the Sogdian legend containing the title Turk-Kagan and A.Musakaeva Rare type of coins of the Eastern Sogd with the image of archer. Part 3 Monuments of Material Culture includes articles by Sh. Adylov Sketch of Political and Socio-Economic History of Western Sogd in 6th century B.C. - V century AD and Başak Kuzakçi The Birth of Afrasiab (Samarqand) in the Territory of Ancient Sogdiana (6th Century BCE - 2nd Century CE). The 4th part of Toponymics presents an article by Sh. Kamoliddin Once again about the spelling of the toponym Baykand in medieval sources. The 5th part of Review contains a commentary by Kamoliddin to the article by Miklós Sárközy. Preislamic Central Asia and Naršaḫī''s History of Bukhara in: Orpheus Noster Vol. Part 6 New Books provides information on four new publications and Part 7 provides information on an international conference.