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Classical Languages in Central and East Asia
Thread poster: Thomas Johansson
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Here is the list of all classical languages that I've been able to identify in Central and East Asia.

Any errors or omissions?


--CENTRAL ASIA--
Sogdian (700-1000 AD)
Early Chagatai (1200-1400 AD)
Pre-classical Chagatai (1400-1450 AD)
Classical Chagatai (1450-1500 AD)
Chagatai (continuation of Classical) (1500-1600 AD)
Chagatai (decline period) (1600-1900 AD)

--CHINA--
Old Chinese (Late Shang) (1250-1046 BC)... See more
Here is the list of all classical languages that I've been able to identify in Central and East Asia.

Any errors or omissions?


--CENTRAL ASIA--
Sogdian (700-1000 AD)
Early Chagatai (1200-1400 AD)
Pre-classical Chagatai (1400-1450 AD)
Classical Chagatai (1450-1500 AD)
Chagatai (continuation of Classical) (1500-1600 AD)
Chagatai (decline period) (1600-1900 AD)

--CHINA--
Old Chinese (Late Shang) (1250-1046 BC)
Old Chinese (Western Zhou) (1046-771 BC)
Old Chinese (Spring and Autumn period) (771-476 BC)
Classical Chinese (476 BC-100 AD)
Late Old Chinese (0-200 AD)
Literary Chinese (100-1900 AD)
Middle Chinese (300-1200 AD)
Old Uyghur (800-1400 AD)
Old Mandarin (1115-1368 AD)
Middle Mandarin (1368-1900 AD)
Manchu (Qing dynasty period) (1636-1912 AD)

--CHINA (TIBET)--
Old Tibetan (650-1000 AD)
Classical Tibetan (1000-1800 AD)

--JAPAN--
Old Japanese (700-794 AD)
Early Middle Japanese (794-1868 AD)
Classical Japanese (1185-1926 AD)
Late Middle Japanese (1st half) (1185-1336 AD)
Late Middle Japanese (2nd half) (1336-1573 AD)
Early Modern Japanese (1573-1868 AD)

--KOREA--
Old Korean (57 BC-918 AD)
Middle Early Korean (918-1392 AD)
Middle Late Korean (1392-1600 AD)

--MONGOLIA--
Middle Mongolian (1200-1700 AD)
Classical Mongolian (1700-1900 AD) ▲ Collapse
 


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