Turukkaeans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Tukri) Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about a people of ancient South West Asia. For an African ethnic group sometimes known as the Tukri, see Toucouleur people. The Turukkaeans were a Bronze and Iron Age people of Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains, in South West Asia. Their endonym has sometimes been reconstructed as Tukri. A significant early reference to them is ..
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Yabghu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Yabgu) Jump to navigationJump to search This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. The source “Early Türks: Essays of history and ideology” is defined multiple times. See Wikipedia:Citing sources#Citing multiple pages of the same source. (June 2015) (Learn how and ..
Han dynasty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Eastern Han” and “House of Liu” redirect here. For the Five Dynasties-era kingdom, see Northern Han. For other uses, see House of Liu (disambiguation). Coordinates: 34°09′21″N 108°56′47″E Han 漢 202 BC–9 AD 25 AD–220 AD A map of the Western Han dynasty in 2 AD[1] principalities and centrally-administered commanderies ..
Wusun From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Rider burial mound Tenlik (III.-II. B.C.) The Tenlik kurgan is associated with the Wusun.[1] Part of a series on Indo-European topics Languages[show] Philology[show] Origins[show] Archaeology[show] Peoples and societies[show] Religion and mythology[show] Indo-European studies[show] v t e The Wusun (Chinese: 烏孫; pinyin: Wūsūn; Eastern Han Chinese *ʔɑ-suən)[2] were an Indo-European[3] semi-nomadic steppe people mentioned in Chinese records from the 2nd century BC to ..
Qilian Mountains From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Coordinates: 39°12′N 98°32′E Qilian Mountains 祁連山 Qilian Mountains in Qilian County, Qinghai Highest point Peak Kangze’gyai Elevation 5,808 m (19,055 ft) Geography Location Gansu and Qinghai provinces, China The Qilian Mountains (simplified Chinese: 祁连山; traditional Chinese: 祁連山; pinyin: Qílián Shān; Wade–Giles: Ch’i2-lien2 Shan1, also romanized as Tsilien; Mongghul: Chileb), together with the Altyn-Tagh (Altun Shan) also known as Nan Shan (Chinese: 南山, literally “Southern Mountains”), as it is to ..
Modu Chanyu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Maodun/Modun/Modu Bust of Modu (Mete Han), part of the “Monument of Turkishness” in Pinarbashi, Kayseri, Turkey[1][2] Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire Reign 209–174 BCE Predecessor Touman Successor Laoshang Born c. 234 BCE Modern-day Mongolia Died 174 BCE Dynasty Maodun Father Touman Modun, Maodun, Modu (simplified Chinese: 冒顿单于; traditional Chinese: 冒頓單于; pinyin: Mòdún Chányú, c. 234 – ..
Xiongnu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Before Han–Xiongnu War: Territory of the Xiongnu which includes Mongolia, East Kazakhstan, East Kyrgyzstan, and parts of northern China including Western Manchuria, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu. Xiongnu Chinese 匈奴 showTranscriptions History of Mongolia Timeline States Rulers Nobility Culture Politics Geography Language Religion Ancient period[show] Medieval period[show] Modern period[show] v t e Part of a series on ..
Hotan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Khotan) Jump to navigationJump to search “Gosthana” redirects here. For other uses, see Gosthana (disambiguation). “Khotan” redirects here. For other uses, see Khotan (disambiguation). Hotan خوتەن شەھىرى 和田市 गोस्थान Khotan, Gaustana, Gosthana County-level city Tuanjie Square Hotan Location in Xinjiang Coordinates: 37°06′N 80°01′ECoordinates: 37°06′N 80°01′E Country People’s Republic of China Autonomous region Xinjiang Prefecture ..
Shanxi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shaanxi (陕西省; Shǎnxī Shěng) whose capital is Xi’an. For other uses, see Shanxi (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: “Shanxi” – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2014) (Learn how and when to ..
Tarim Basin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Coordinates: 39°N 83°E Tarim Basin Dzungaria (Junggar Basin) South Xinjiang (Tarim Basin) Chinese name Chinese 塔里木盆地 showTranscriptions Nanjiang Chinese 南疆 Literal meaning Southern Xinjiang showTranscriptions Uyghur name Uyghur تارىم ئويمانلىقى showTranscriptions The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Northwest China occupying an area of about 1,020,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi).[1][2] Located in China’s Xinjiang region, it is sometimes ..
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