Subeixi culture
Subeixi culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) from c. 1000 to 100 BCE, a span of 900 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).
Iron Age farmers and herders of the Turfan basin, known from well-preserved burials with felt hats, leather and woolen clothing. They are usually seen as forebears of the Jushi kingdom.
See Subeixi culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 to 100 BCE
- Duration
- 900 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Other Indo-European
Became
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Cyrus the Great killed by the Massagetae
- Alexander marries Roxana
- Zhang Qian travels west
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Xiongnu Empire
- Sogdiana
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Bactria (Achaemenid satrapy)
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Kingdom of Kucha
- Ancient Chorasmia
- Kangju
- Jushi kingdom
- Loulan (Shanshan)
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Carthage
- Teotihuacan
- Roman Republic
- Parthian Empire
- Greek city-states
- Neo-Assyrian Empire
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Achaemenid Empire
- Western Han
- Athens
Questions
When did Subeixi culture exist?
c. 1000 to 100 BCE, about 900 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Subeixi culture?
Tarim basin and Dzungaria, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Subeixi culture speak?
Other Indo-European. This family includes Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian.
What came after Subeixi culture?
Jushi kingdom.