6th International Symposium Oriental Studies

25 The 6 th International Symposium on Oriental Ancient Documents Studies Cui Yan The Research on the Currency, Weights and Measures in Uyghur Civil Documents The Uyghur civil documents reveal the real appearance of commercial trade and the development of the monetary economy in Uyghur society dur‑ ing the Song and Yuan dynasty period. In the documents, people usually used “ qanpu/quanpu ”, “böz ”, “ altun ”, “ čaw ” as the currency in circulation, cur‑ rency measure words such as “ stir ”, “ yastuq ”, “ baqïr ” are used to express the quantity of money in the process of trading. The paper aims to sort out currency measure words and divide the cur‑ rency into physical and metal currency; provide statistical research, and fur‑ ther explore relation between these currencies. It will not only reflect the economic situation of the Uygur society, but also reveal the characteristics of the Uyghur language at that time. Key words: Uygur script; civil documents; currency; measure words.