Khotan was a major manufacturing center for silk in the eighth century.

Evidence

Khotan is now in western China, but in the eighth century it was a separate kingdom and the linchpin of the Silk Road, vital for water and refreshment and a major manufacturer of silk. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 787

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 787