page_title: Tocharians
hierarchical_section_title: Tocharians
caption_attribution_description: English: Wall painting of "Tocharian Princes" from Cave of the Sixteen Sword-Bearers (no. 8), Qizil, Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China. Carbon 14 date: 432–538 AD. Original in Museum für Indische Kunst, Berlin. [1][2] Français&#160;: Donateurs - peinture murale de princes koutchéens de la «&#160;Grotte aux 16 porteurs d'épées&#160;», Grottes de Kizil, Bassin du Tarim, région autonome du Xinjiang, Chine. 600 - 650. Hauteur&#160;: 1,60 m. Ref&#160;: La peinture de l'Asie centrale Mario Bussagli. Skira 1978, page 80. Première édition 1963.
context_page_description: The Tocharians were an ancient people who lived in the Tarim Basin. They spoke an Indo-European language. The region they live in was closer to the Far East than that of any other Indo-European-speaking regions.
context_section_description: The Tocharians were an ancient people who lived in the Tarim Basin. They spoke an Indo-European language. The region they live in was closer to the Far East than that of any other Indo-European-speaking regions.
caption: "Tocharians"
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