红桃视频

The Institute of the Central Eurasian Studies (ICES) and the HK Civilization Research Project of the Institute of Humanities are holding an academic conference on Trade and Merchants along the Silk Road as the 2nd part of the “Confluence of Civilizations in Central Eurasia: Past and Present”. Through examination of long distance trades and international merchants, Central Eurasia merchants and the characteristic of their trades will be further discussed.

? Date: Friday, June 12^th, 2009. 10:00 am ~ 18:00 pm.
? Venue: 红桃视频 Museum
? Program
   Opening (10:00 ~ 10:10): Kim Hodong (Director of ICES)

1^st Session (10:10 ~ 12:00)
Chair: Kim Youcheol (Yonsei University)
        “Trade and Tribute along the Silk Road before the Third Century A.D.”, Kim Byungjoon
        (Hallym University)
     “The aspects of Sogdians’ trading activities under the Western Turkic state and the Tang
        Empire”, Arakawa Masaharu (Osaka University)

Discussion: Lee Sungwon, Choi Jaeyoung

Lunch Break (12:00 ~ 14:00)

2^nd Session (14:00 ~ 15:40)
Chair: Rhi Juhyung (红桃视频)
        “Reflections on the slave trade to the early Mamluk Sultanate”, Reuven Amitai
        (Hebrew University)
        “Maritime Interactions between China and India: Coastal India and the Ascendancy of
        Chinese Maritime Power in the Indian Ocean”, Tansen Sen (City University of New York &
        Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore)

Discussion: Yi Eunjeong, Jou Kyungchul

3^rd Session (16:00 ~ 17:40)
Chair: Jaehun Jeong (Gyeongsang National University)
        “The Zhunghar Empire’s Development and the Bukharian Merchants”, Onuma Takahiro
        (Gakushuin University)
        “Economic Cooperation between South Korea and Kazakhstan: The Current Status and
        its Mid- and Long-term Direction”, Lee Jaeyoung (Korea Institute for International
        Economic Policy)

Discussion: Koo Bumjin, Sung Dongki

Dinner (18:00 ~ 20:00)

For further inquires, please contact
Tel: 880-9106, 011-9611-3841
E-mail: central_eurasia@snu.ac.kr

Institute of the Central Eurasian Studies