Spreading the Afghan Rubāb

The hypothesis of the dissemination of the Afghan rubāb in Central Asia is based on the study and analysis of historical and geographical data, as well as on interviews with musicians, luthiers and researchers from the regions concerned. The result is four distinct periods of circulation:

The first period saw the instrument dissemination to the northern regions of the Durrani empire. The Pashtun population was its sole vector. This spread is thought to have begun in the first half of the 18^th century at the latest. (The first period is shown in red on the map).

The second period concerns the dissemination of the instrument outside the Afghan kingdom, in the Hunza and Transoxiana regions. The Pashtun population no longer seems to be the exclusive vector. It appears to have been spread by mixed populations: Pashtun, Turkic, Persian, Kashmiri and Hunzai. This period is thought to have begun in the second half of the 18^th century and would have continued, for the region of northeastern Transoxiana, until the 20^th century. (The second period is shown in purple on the map).

The third period concerns only the diffusion of instruments transformed according to the needs of Soviet aesthetics. This is a circulation limited to the Transoxiana region. The Soviets, of Uzbek or Tajik nationality, were the exclusive vectors. This diffusion takes place in the middle of the 20^th century. (The third period is shown in green on the map).

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