Mingtepa
Ferghana Hellenistic to Karakhanid (300 BCE–1200 CE)·Ferghana (Dayuan/Ershi) to Karakhanid·🇺🇿 Andijan Region, Marhamat District, Mingtepa village, Uzbekistan
About
About Mingtepa
Mingtepa is Ferghana capital Ershi — 35-ha walled city with Greek fort, Sogdian palace, Karakhanid mosque, identified with Chinese Han Ershi and Ferghana horses. Recorded context — Period: Ferghana Hellenistic to Karakhanid (300 BCE–1200 CE); Culture: Ferghana (Dayuan/Ershi) to Karakhanid; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick, burnt brick, Karakhanid tile; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Ferghana (Dayuan/Ershi) to Karakhanid ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.300 BCE
- Period
- Ferghana Hellenistic to Karakhanid (300 BCE–1200 CE)
- Culture
- Ferghana (Dayuan/Ershi) to Karakhanid
- Builders
- Ferghana (Dayuan/Ershi)
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
40.7500° N · 72.3500° E · 520 m · 3 mapped features