Pendzhikent (English spelling)

Japanese: ペンジケント（英語表記）Pendzhikent

The remains of a 6th-8th century Sogdian capital city are located along the banks of the Zerafshan River in Tajikistan, about 70 km east of Samarkand in Central Asia. They are also called Pianjikent. A. Yakubovsky conducted a full-scale survey from 1946, and A. Berenitsky continued planned excavations from 1953 to clarify the overall picture of the capital city's final period. This is an extremely important site for understanding the urban life and culture of the Sogdians in the first half of the 8th century. The capital city consists of the residence of Prince Divashtich, who was the ruling dihkhan, an urban area called Shahristan, a suburban residential area, and a cemetery.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中央アジア，サマルカンド東方約70km，タジキスタンのゼラフシャン川岸の同名の町にそってある，6～8世紀のソグディアナの都城跡。ピャンジケントPianjikentともいう。A.ヤクボフスキーが1946年から本格調査し，A.ベレニツキーが53年からこの都城の終末期の全体像解明のため計画発掘を継続した。8世紀前半のソグド人の都市生活と文化を知るうえできわめて重要な遺跡。都城は，支配者ディフカーンたるディワシュティチ公の居城とシャフリスターンとよばれる市街区，それに郊外居住区と墓地とから成る。

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