The article dwells on the study of the history and position of Sughdians in China. In the III-th - the VII-th centuries, a wide network of Sughdian trade colonies existed and flourished on the territory of China. This was a period ofpoliticalfragmentation in China and Sughdians were the main beneficiaries of trade on the Silk Road. In the VIII-th century, control of the Eastern section of the Silk Road passed to the Tang dynasty. In 755-763, a major uprising led by An Lushan took place in China (on the territory of the Tang Empire). There are different interpretations of this event in historiography. The article points out that one of the reasons for the uprising was the struggle of Sughdian Diaspora and the Chinese elite for access to resources and income from international trade on the Silk Road. The author shows that the consequence of the defeat of the uprising was the collapse of the Sughdian ethnic group in China.
本文对粟特人在中国的历史和地位进行了研究。公元三–七世纪，粟特人的贸易殖民地在中国领土上存在并繁荣起来。这是中国政治分裂的时期，粟特人是丝绸之路贸易的主要受益者。公元八世纪，丝绸之路东段的控制权移交给了唐朝。公元八世纪，丝绸之路东段的控制权移交给了唐朝。公元755-763年，中国（唐帝国境内）发生了一场由安禄山领导的大起义。史学界对这一事件有不同的解释。文章指出，起义的原因之一是流亡海外的粟特人和中国精英在丝绸之路上为获得国际贸易的资源和收入而进行的斗争。作者认为，起义失败的后果是中国粟特人民族的崩溃。