Reconsidering the Ancient History of Afghanistan Based on the Numismatic Evidences

• Project/Area Number: 24520801
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Asian history
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: INABA Minoru 京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (60201935)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: アフガニスタン / 中央アジア史 / 貨幣学 / イスラム史 / 考古学 / アフガニスタン史 / 南アジア史 / 中央アジア考古学 / 南アジア美術史 / 中央アジア / 歴史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research project aimed at surveying relevant coins stored in European and American museums, as well as following up the latest research topics and trends in the numismatic studies of ancient Afghanistan. Through the two articles written in Japanese, it has been achieved to some extent to reconstruct the history of pre- and early Islamic period of the region. Also by reading papers at various conferences and symposia held abroad, the outcomes have been made public.
In autumn 2013, the joint research event entitled “Kyoto Afghan Week 2013” was held inviting eight researchers from Afghanistan, Austria, and Italy. Not only public lectures but the on-site workshops at museums have opened a new path toward the further international collaborative works.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] GHAZNAVIDS (2015)
  • Author(s): Minoru Inaba
  • Journal Title: Encyclopedia of Islam Three Volume: 2015
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] From Caojuzha to Ghazna/Ghaznin: Early Medieval Chinese and Muslim Descriptions of Eastern Afghanistan (2015)
  • Author(s): Minoru Inaba
  • Journal Title: Journal of Asian History Volume: 49
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Sedentary Rulers on the Move: Travels of Early Ghaznavid Sultans (2013)
  • Author(s): Minoru INABA
  • Journal Title: Turko-Mongol Rulers, Cities, and City Life Volume: 1 Pages: 21-74
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 8-10世紀ヒンドゥークシュの南北 (2013)
  • Author(s): 稲葉穣
  • Journal Title: 西南アジア研究 Volume: 79 Pages: 1-27
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 前近代のカーブル：東部アフガニスタンにおける大都市の変遷 (2013)
  • Author(s): 稲葉穣
  • Journal Title: 東方学報 Volume: 88 Pages: 359-402
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 前近代史のなかのコンタクト・ゾーン (2012)
  • Author(s): 稲葉穣
  • Journal Title: コンタクト・ゾーン Volume: 4 Pages: 1-9
• [Journal Article] 歴史学 (2012)
  • Author(s): 稲葉穣
  • Journal Title: 持続型生存基盤論ハンドブック Volume: 6 Pages: 16-17
• [Journal Article] 「一つの歴史」と「複数の歴史」 (2012)
  • Author(s): 稲葉穣
  • Journal Title: 持続型生存基盤論ハンドブック Volume: 6 Pages: 238-239
• [Presentation] From Caojuzha to Ghazna: Early Medieval Muslim and Chines Description of Eastern Afghanistan (2014)
  • Author(s): Minoru INABA
  • Organizer: Chinese and Asian Geographical and Cartographical Views on Central Asian and Adjacent Regions
  • Place of Presentation: University of Bonn
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Across the Hindukush of the Early Islamic Period (2013)
  • Author(s): INABA, Minoru
  • Organizer: Eastern Iran and Transoxiana 750-1150
  • Place of Presentation: セント・アンドリュース大学
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Vienna and Kyoto: A Decade of Collaborative Researches
  • Author(s): INABA, Minoru
  • Organizer: Envisioning History: A Journey through a Decade of Research
  • Place of Presentation: ウィーン大学
  • Invited
• [Book] 統治の書 (2015)
  • Author(s): 井谷鋼造・稲葉穣
  • Total Pages: 420
  • Publisher: 岩波書店
• [Book] Medieval Central Asia and the Persianate World (2015)
  • Author(s): A.C.S.Peacock, D.G.Tor, Minoru Inaba, et al.
  • Total Pages: 304
  • Publisher: I.B.Tauris