Soğd Toplumunda Kadın Kimliği ve Temsilleri (MÖ VI.-MS VIII. Yüzyıl)
Women’s Identity and Representations in Sogdian Society (6th Century BC- 8th Century AD)

Summary/Abstract: From the third-fourth centuries AD, the Sogdians intensively established trade networks and colonial cities along the Silk Road from China to the Black Sea steppes. An integral part of Sogdian historical identity are its commercial successes. However, Sogdians and Sogdian world were not just about trade. Sogdians built a strong written culture and city-centered social system in Sogdia in general term Central Asia. One of the main elements of Sogdian culture and city life is Sogdian women and their social representations. Sogdians produced a significant amount of documentary and archaeological data on the status of women in these areas. In Sogdia, which was subject to the Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century BC, the religious, political and legal structure of the Iranian world began to have a strong influence from this period. The legal status and social rights of the Sogdian women were also shaped from this period. In this study, it was aimed to determine the social status of Sogdian women by analyzing the documents produced directly by the Sogdians, and to define the identity of women in the Sogdian society and the social functions they assumed, based on the rich data provided by these documents.

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