[colorado tanker]

Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled through Afghanistan and visited Bamyan on his way to India. His autobiography is well worth a read, describing a world that has largely disappeared.

[Rebelbase]

Thanks for the reading recommendation. The only things I have read about that time/location were from Marco Polo and some texts on Ghengis Khan.

[Rebelbase]

Found it as a PDF on google books.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks ct.