In a likely invented account, al-Ṭabarī claimed that Qutayba ibn Muslim captured this city and marked captives’ necks with the words “Part of what God has given [him].” A scholar named for this city wrote the first known dictionary of Turkic languages, the Dīwān (-5[1])Lughāt al-Turk. A dancing elephant was allegedly part of the loot taken from this city when it was captured in 970 from the Karakhanids. This city was the capital of the Shūlè (“shu-luh”) Kingdom. This city was one of the Four Garrisons of (*) Ānxī (“ahn-shee”) established by the Táng Dynasty along with (-5[1])Karashahr, Khotan, and Kucha. This city was the (-5[1])[emphasize] western (10[2])convergence point for the northern and southern branches (10[1])of the Silk Road that passed around the edges of the Taklamakan Desert. For 10 (-5[1])points, name this city, a major hub for trade over the Pamir Mountains (-5[1])in what is now far western China. ■END■ (10[5]0[2])