1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Joint study on the Hedin Collecton in Sureden

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08044005
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Joint Research
Research Field	Asian history
Research Institution	KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	TOMIYA Itaru Kyoto Univ., Institute Research Huanmities, Associate Prof., 人文科学研究所, 助教授 (70127108)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	ROSEM Staffan Stockholm Univ.Institute of Oviental langu Prof., 教授 WAHLQUIST Ha スウェーデン国立民族学博物館, 研究員 MORIYAMA Akira Saitama Univ.Culters, Prof., 教養学部, 教授 (70174357) AKAMATU Akihiko Kyushu Univ.letters, Prof., 文学部, 教授 (80159326) UMEHARA Kaoru Syujitu Woman Univ.letters, Prof., 文学部, 教授 (00027541) WAHLGNIST Hgkan Folkens Museum Etnogratiska, Curator
Project Period (FY)	1996 – 1998
Keywords	Sino-Swedish Expedition / Lou-Lan / saka document / KRORAYINA / wooden slips
Research Abstract	This joint research consists of three parts, which have a close relation each other. The first is the study on the Sino- Swedish Expedition organized by Sven Hedin in the 20^<th> century. It may be regarded as the research of the history of expedition. Hakan Wahiquist, one of our member, has the responsibility in this part. The second is the study of materials, which consists of four parts, translation of Kharosthi, typology of wooden slips, the study on the forged documents, and the unknown Lou-Lan Documents. It is in charge of Akamatu, Momiyama, Tomiya, and Rosen. Based of above two parts, We have third part of the study of the history, linguistics, character and writing materials in the Central Asia. Especially we reexamine the theory on the Capital of Lou-Lan Kingdom which many scholars have considered to be located at LA site. Separating from this research report, we intend to publish another book titled "Written materials excavated from the sands".