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There are several notable historians that one might read to find out more information on Central Asia. Two of these authors, as well as the focus of this paper, are S.A.M. Adshead and Jerry Bentley. Both authors write primarily about Central Asia in addition t ....

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.... circumstances in which they unfolded". Bentley's writing focuses more on the main themes within Central Asia. For example "the period from the early eleventh to the mid-fourteenth century none the less stands out as a distinctive age in the history of cross-cultural encounters, one that warrants analysis in its own right". He goes on to say that there was a remarkable amount of revival in new and old roads, as well as maritime use. Even with these individual factors, he makes the broader statement that these combined to incorporate cross-cultural encounters. Bentley seems to be more concerned with the overall picture of Central Asia durin ....