Oasis Nation - Oasis Country

Japanese: オアシス国家 - おあしすこっか
Oasis Nation - Oasis Country

...In other words, it seems likely that several oasis fortified cities with strong walls and large irrigation networks had already been established in the oasis regions between the 10th and 7th centuries BC. After that, oasis confederations (oasis states, such as the Sogdian oasis confederation during the Arab invasion) were often formed in this region, in which one powerful oasis city controlled a few surrounding cities. However, these confederations (with the exception of the Kushan, Samanid and Timurid dynasties) did not have the power to annex the other confederations and form a unified state covering the entire oasis region, and were always politically and militarily weak.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "oasis nations" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち前10~前7世紀のオアシス地帯には,すでに堅固な城壁と大規模な灌漑網をもったいくつかのオアシス城郭都市が誕生していたものと思われる。以後この地帯では,しばしば,一つの有力なオアシス都市がその周辺の少数の諸都市を支配下に置くという形をとったオアシス連合体(オアシス国家。たとえばアラブ侵入期のソグド・オアシス連合体など)が形成されたが,これらの連合体は,周囲の他の連合体をも併合してオアシス地帯全域をおおう統一国家を形成するだけの力がなく(クシャーナ朝,サーマーン朝,ティムール朝を除く),政治的・軍事的には常に非力であった。…

※「オアシス国家」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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