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On the History of Early Medieval Sughd-Korean Relations Bobur Goyibov | Associate Professor on Sogdian Scripts, Head of the Department of the Samarkand State University

A plaque similar to the Afrosiyab mural can also be found on the dahma wall
of the Goguryeo period (now Tedon and South Hwanghae Province (North Korea)
on the Amnok River). In the corridor of the eastern wall of the Dahma is depicted a
man standing upright with a horseman and two feathers tucked into his hat, his hair
tangled at the back of his neck. The person in this photo is seen with his belt tied
around his waist with a belt, his arms hiding his long sleeves. Both figures in the
image are in wide pants. [44]
Another important aspect of the matter is that as early as the beginning of the
nineteenth century, ethnographers described the Korean-style hairstyle by wrapping
it around the back of the neck and combing it with braids. The Koreans paid
special attention to keeping their hair straight and wrapped a special tie around
them to keep the hair straight. This tie is bulging in the head. It is understood that a
man with this hairstyle is married and equal. [45]
So, on the walls of the ancient Afrasiab Varkhuman Palace, pictures twenty-
fourth and twenty-fifth depict Koreans and a study of their clothes, hairstyles, and
especially their hats with special features based on Chinese chronicles suggests
that the two men were Koreans and were sent as ambassadors to Sughd. will not
remain. The artists who painted these murals considered it their duty to pass on
to future generations the cultural heritage of their ancestors. In return for their
services, we have important sources in the history of early medieval Sughd-Korean
relations.

Conclusion.
From the above data, it is clear that the Sogdians had active trade, economic
and cultural ties throughout the GSR, in the territory of China in the East. The East
Turkestan region was the mainstay of Sughd's relations with China, while the first
medieval Korean state served as a base for the Sogdians' invasion of Japan and its
relations with this region. While these ties sprouted in the early centuries during the
reigns of the Kang and Kushan kings, by the early Middle Ages they had reached
a high stage of development with the exchange of embassies. This is confirmed by
the various archeological artifacts found in the Korean territory, Chinese chronicles,
and Afrasiab murals, as mentioned above. Therefore, today's strong ties between
Uzbekistan and the Republic of Korea date back to ancient times, which shows that
the relations between the two countries have a historical basis.

[44] Murals of the tomb of Kogure (Pyongyang: 1958), 2. Figure twenty-six.
[45] Shmidt P. Koreans / Materials of the collection «Azia» (Moscow: 1908), 61.

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