The Jartepa II Temple was an ancient religious site located near Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan. It was built by Sogdians, an Iranian-speaking people group who controlled Silk Road trade in Central Asia between the 1st to 8th centuries AD. The temple ruins were originally excavated in the early 1970s.

This Sogdian temple dedicated to cult worship combined aspects of Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and local deities. The site features a central sanctuary chamber decorated with wall paintings depicting these spiritual motifs. Valuable artifacts of silk, minerals, and metalwork were uncovered, attesting to Sogdian merchant wealth. Ongoing research analyzes these luxury goods as evidence of prosperity resulting from control of lucrative Silk Road trade passing through Samarkand linking China with Western Asia and Europe. Overall, Jartepa II provides a glimpse into the faith and thriving mercantile success of Silk Road Sogdians almost two millennia ago