Ancient Uyghur Civilization (1)-Cave art by ancient Uyghurs

At the end of the 19th and the first few decades of the 20th century,scientific and archaeological expeditions to the region along the Silk Road in East Turkestan led to the discovery of numerous Uyghur cave temples, monastery ruins, wall paintings, statues, frescoes, valuable manuscripts, documents and books. Members of the expedition from Great Britain, Sweden, Russia, Germany, France, Japan, and the United States were amazed by the treasure they found there, and soon detailed reports captured the attention on an interested public around the world. The relics of these rich Uyghur cultural remnants brought back by Sven Hedin of Sweden, Aurel Stein of Great Britain, Gruen Wedel and Albert von Lecoq from Germany, Paul Pelliot of France, Langdon Warner of the United States, and Count Ottani from Japan can be seen in the Museums of Berlin, London, Paris, Tokyo, Leningrad and even in the Museum of Central Asian Antiquities in New Delhi. The manuscripts, documents and the books discovered in Eastern Turkestan proved that the Uyghurs had a very high degree of civilization.

Tarim basin buddhist wall paintings

The murals in the Kizil Thousand-Buddhist Caves are reputed as "The most beautiful murals in Central Asia". They are found in 81 caves with a total area of more than 10,000 square meters (11,960 yards). The diamond grid pattern is the most impressive feature in the caves. There is a story about Buddha's reincarnation in every gird. Each story was portrayed by a single picture instead of a series of pictures.

Besides the themes of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, Flying apsaras, and Buddhist fables, a variety of depictions on production and daily life, farming, hunting, pastures, riding, mountains and rivers in the West Region, animals, birds and ancient architectures can also be seen in the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves. The styles are not limited to the local arts.

The earlier caves took the shape similar to Bamian Caves and the murals suggested the influence of Gandhara arts, a Buddhist visual art prevailing in today's Northwestern Pakistan and Eastern Afghanistan in First Century B.C. and Seventh Century A.D. The written documents from the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Cave were composed in Tocharian B language, a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium.

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[Pantikin1969]

Rahmat duldul qirindishim millat uchun kop yahshi ishlarni qiliwatisiz , militimizni tunushturush yolida harmigaysiz sizga tihimu utuqlar tilayman .

[Duldul601]

@Pantikin1969 Bir uyghur bolush supitim bilen bundaq qilshni oz burchum dep oylaymen, ilham berginingizge kop rehmet!

[nyckhusan]

It's wonderful that Hazara people of Afghanistan believe that Bamian Buddhas sculptures were erected by Yaghuri tribe of Hazara, branch of Uyghurs. Officially they were erected by Kushans in 500-550AD.

[captainTubes]

This Is some of the most beautiful ancient art I have EVER seen. Can some one please tell me where to find more examples of this style of art in higher resolutions? Thanks very much for posting!!

[jacobsczgmail]

Hey, whaT's up, Duldul,I just realised based on this buddhist link the name of our capital, Budapest got his name from the name of the leader Buda, who probably was buddhist, he could be Budda or either Buddha.Thank you, nice video.

[ywintube]

Typo error: "during the Tang dynasty ~9th Century": Uighur empire collapsed ~848AD

[ywintube]

Hindu- buddhist culture before Uyghurs arrival from mongolian steppes after their defeat by Kyrzig and took refuge during the Chinese Tang dynasty ~6th century ago in today's Xinjiang region; they help defeating their turks rivals who created troubles along the Silk route then.

[kaostwenty2]

11 people preferred mickey mouse civilization.

[volkanozada]

TAŞASIN TÜRK MİLLETİ

[Edubbplate]

00:14 = DNA

[Renrussian]

Thanks for the videos man! I appreciate it alot.

I have read about it in Peter Hopkirk's Foreign devils on the silk road.

[Pantikin1969]

Rahmat duldul qirindishim millat uchun kop yahshi ishlarni qiliwatisiz , militimizni tunushturush yolida harmigaysiz sizga tihimu utuqlar tilayman .