Por-Bazhyn
Sign in to savePor-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.
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fortress
- Country
- Tsardom of Russia
- Located in
- Tuva
- Body of water
- Tеre-Khol Lake
- Founded by
- Uyghur Khaganate
- Image
- Por-Bashyn.gif
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- Commons category
- Por-Bazhyn
- inception
- 0777-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
==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.
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