Por-Bazhyn

Por-Bazhyn (Por-Bajin, Por-Bazhyng, , Tuvan: Пор-Бажың) is a ruined structure on a lake island high in the mountains of southern Tuva (Russian Federation). The name means "clay house" in Tuvan. Excavations suggest that it was built as a Uyghur palace in the 8th century AD, converted into a Manichaean monastery soon after, abandoned after a short occupation, and finally destroyed by an earthquake and subsequent fire. Its construction methods show that Por-Bazhyn was built within the Tang Chinese architectural tradition.

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Ancient site.name: Por-Bazhyn
Ancient site.image: Por-Bazhyn aerial view 2007 before excavation.JPG
Ancient site.caption: Por-Bazhyn from the air (looking northwest) before excavation in 2007
Ancient site.map_type: Russia
Ancient site.map_size: 270
Ancient site.altitude_m: 1,300
Ancient site.location: Tuva, Russia
Ancient site.type: Fortified settlement
Ancient site.built: 777AD, estimated in accordance with 774-775 carbon-14 spike event
Ancient site.cultures: Yugur
Ancient site.excavations: 1957–63, 2007–08

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Location and description
History of research and identifications
Results of fieldwork 2007–2008
Dating and interpretation of the site
Modern significance of Por-Bazhyn
References
External links

==Location and description== Por-Bazhyn occupies a small island in Lake Tere-Khol, about above sea level in the Sengelen mountains of southern Siberia. The location is west of the village of Kungurtuk in the southeast of the Republic of Tuva (Russian Federation), close to the Russian border with Mongolia.