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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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An Envoy State: Turfan and the Integration of Medieval Eurasia

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Program in Medieval Studies
Location: Levis Faculty Center 210
Date: Oct 3, 2025 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Contact: Carol Symes
E-Mail: symes@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Campus Humanities Calendar; 2nd annual Lux Veritatis Lecture with Prof. Xin Wen (Princeton) ~~ The Central Asian kingdom of Turfan clothed the bodies of the dead with used papers which reveal that an extraordinary number of travelers from all over Eurasia converged there. To provide for their needs, Turfan fashioned itself into an “envoy state” which enabled the cultural and political integration of the early medieval world.

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