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Ancient people mentioned in Chinese histories
The Yuezhi were an ancient people first described in Chinese histories as nomadic pastoralists living in an arid grassland area in the western part of
Yuezhi
30–375 CE empire in Central and South Asia
The Kushan Empire (c. 30–c. 375 CE) was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the early 1st century CE. Initially based in the Bactrian territories
Kushan_Empire
Ancient semi-nomadic people in Central Asia
Qilian Mountains and Dunhuang (Gansu) near the Yuezhi. Around 176 BC the Xiongnu raided the lands of the Yuezhi, who subsequently attacked the Wusun, killing
Wusun
Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE)
kingdom began to decline. The Parthians and nomadic tribes such as Sakas and Yuezhi became a major threat. Eucratides was killed by his own son in about 145
Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
to seek a military alliance with the Yuezhi, in modern Tajikistan. However to get to the territory of the Yuezhi he was forced to pass through land controlled
Zhang_Qian
Nomadic Iranian peoples of Saka and Scythian origin
Saka as "Sai" 塞), "[The Yuezhi] attacked the king of the Sai, who moved a considerable distance to the south, and the Yuezhi then occupied his lands."
Indo-Scythian_Kingdom
Chinese exonym for a Central Asian state
southward after having been dislodged by Yuezhi (who themselves were fleeing from the Xiongnu): The Yuezhi attacked the king of the Sai ("Sai-Wang")
Dayuan
Indo-Greek king (1st century BC)
coins, Hermaeus' rule was long and prosperous, but came to an end when the Yuezhi, coming from neighbouring Bactria, overran most of his Greek kingdom in
Hermaeus
Eurasian steppe confederation and empire
founded the Xiongnu Empire. After overthrowing their previous overlords, the Yuezhi, the Xiongnu became the dominant power on the steppes of East Asia, centred
Xiongnu
Communication scholar
Yuezhi Zhao (趙月枝; born 1965) is a Canadian sociologist. She is a Canada Research Chair in Communication and Media Studies and the founder of the Global
Yuezhi_Zhao
Ancient Indo-Aryan region and civilisation in South Asia
the Xiongnu in 176 BC, the Yuezhi split into two groups migrating in different directions: the Greater Yuezhi and Lesser Yuezhi. This started a complex domino
Gandhara
Historical region in Central Asia
The Sakas were overthrown in turn by the Da Yuezhi ("Greater Yuezhi") during subsequent decades. The Yuezhi had conquered Bactria by the time of the visit
Bactria
today's Xinjiang, in far western China) (some scholars identify them with the Yuezhi) They were possible speakers of Tocharian B, possibly they were not speakers
List of Tocharian (Agnean-Kuchean) peoples
List_of_Tocharian_(Agnean-Kuchean)_peoples
Aspect of Chinese history
2nd millennium BCE. In the first millennium BCE Indo-European-speaking Yuezhi nomads migrated into parts of Xinjiang. In the second century BCE the region
History_of_Xinjiang
Historical East Asian name for the India and the Indian subcontinent
Yuandu, it lies several thousand li southeast of Yuezhi. Its customs are the same as those of Yuezhi, and it is low, damp, and very hot. It borders a
Tianzhu_(India)
Greco-Bactrian king
Menander I and southern Bactria to be lost to the Yuezhi. From 130 BC a nomadic people, the Yuezhi, started to invade Bactria from the north and we could
Heliocles_I
Ethnic group mentioned in Chinese history; probably the Sogdians
sources, Kangju was the second most powerful state in Transoxiana, after the Yuezhi. Its people, known in Chinese as the Kāng (康), were evidently of Indo-European
Kangju
Archaeological site near Denov, Uzbekistan
site is usually attributed to the early Kushans, or their ancestors the Yuezhi/Tocharians. It was excavated by Galina Pugachenkova between 1959 and 1963
Khalchayan
System of mountain ranges in Central Asia
the Grand Historian, mentioned Qilian in relation to the homeland of the Yuezhi, and the term is believed to refer to the Tian Shan rather than the range
Tian_Shan
Laoshang Chanyu
BCE. Under his reign, the Xiongnu Empire continued to expand against the Yuezhi with the Xiongnu gaining control of the Hexi Corridor. Laoshang in Chinese
Laoshang
Endorheic basin in Xinjiang, China
in the 2nd century BC, the Yuezhi split into two groups: the Greater Yuezhi (Dà Yuèzhī 大月氏) and Lesser Yuezhi (Xiǎo Yuèzhī 小月氏). They introduced the Brahmi
Tarim_Basin
Migrations out of the Proto-Indo-European homeland
the Yuezhi, and the burials have therefore been attributed to them, which means that the Altai region was part of the Yuezhi Empire. After the Yuezhi were
Indo-European_migrations
Shendu, it lies several thousand li southeast of Yuezhi. Its customs are the same as those of Yuezhi, and it is low, damp, and very hot. It borders a
Names_of_India
Topics referred to by the same term
ancient people of Central Asia of Yuezhi origin Kushan Empire (1st–4th centuries CE), an empire formed by the Yuezhi in Central Asia and the northern Indian
Kushan
Historical Indo-European ethnic group in present-day China
Afghanistan. The Tókharoi are often identified by modern scholars with the Yuezhi of Chinese historical accounts, who founded the Kushan Empire. Müller's
Tocharians
Ancient Iranian civilization (6th century BCE – 11th century CE)
145 BCE, soon followed by the Yuezhi, the nomadic predecessors of the Kushans. From then until about 40 BCE, the Yuezhi tepidly minted coins imitating
Sogdia
Extinct Indo-European tribes
with other peoples known from European and Chinese sources including the: Yuezhi, Tocharians, Issedones/Wusun and/or Alans. The classical European sources
Asii
Archaeological culture
before settling in the Ordos region. They may have interacted with the Yuezhi in the process. This also roughly corresponds to the period when mounted
Ordos_culture
Country in Central Asia
the Macedonian Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. The kingdom was replaced with the Yuezhi dominated Kushan Empire in the first century BC. For many centuries thereafter
Uzbekistan
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
possibly Tillya Tepe. In the 2nd century BC, many Sakas were driven by the Yuezhi from the steppe into Sogdia and Bactria and then into the northwest of the
Saka
Country in East Asia
east of what is now Mongolia, and as europoid in the west. Tocharians (Yuezhi) and Scythians inhabited western Mongolia during the Bronze Age. The mummy
Mongolia
Part of the history of Buddhism in Asia
the Great Yuezhi oral instruction in (a) Buddhist sutra(s)." Since Han histories do not mention Emperor Ai having contacts with the Yuezhi, scholars disagree
Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
Silk_Road_transmission_of_Buddhism
Historical ethnic group in Chinese history
theories linking them to the Lesser Yuezhi people, or that they were a complex multi-ethnic group comprising the Xiongnu, Yuezhi, Qiang and others. The word "Hu"
Lushuihu
Xiongnu ruler from 220 to 209 BCE
son, Modu, Touman sent him to the Yuezhi as a hostage and then made a sudden attack on them. In retaliation, the Yuezhi prepared to kill Modu, but he managed
Touman
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
the century, collecting tribute from the Han. Their victories over the Yuezhi set off a chain of westward migrations in Central Asia. Han efforts to find
2nd_century_BC
Bulgar dynastic clan
(呼揭) or Wūjiē (烏揭), whom Zuev believed to have been an offshoot of the Yuezhi or Wusun; the Xījiē (奚結), a Tiele tribe. the Augaloi of the Transoxiana
Vokil
Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire from 209 to 174 BCE
his chosen heir, Touman sent the young Modu to the Yuezhi as a hostage; then he attacked the Yuezhi in the hope that they would kill Modu as retribution
Modu_Chanyu
Prefecture-level city in Xinjiang, China
was founded by a people known in Han Chinese sources as the Xiao Yuezhi ("Lesser Yuezhi"), during the 1st millennium BCE. The oldest attested Chinese name
Hami
Ancient people of Bactria
Turkic peoples, but are now generally considered to have been part of the Yuezhi, a group of Indo-European-speaking tribes mentioned by Chinese sources.
Tochari
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
mid-2nd century BC, the Scythians, in turn being pushed forward by the Yuezhi who were completing a long migration from the border of China, started to
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
1st-century CE Kushan emperor
Bopearachchi. 25–85 CE as per Benjamin.) was a Kushan prince who united the Yuezhi confederation in Bactria during the 1st century CE, and became the first
Kujula_Kadphises
Historical region in modern Turkmenistan
the Yuezhi people in 175 BC caused many Yuezhi to flee westwards, displacing the Saka as a result, leading to a mass movement of Saka and Yuezhi towards
Margiana
uncertain due to the lack of sources. From 130 BCE, the Scythians and then the Yuezhi, following a long migration from the border of China, started to invade
History of the Indo-Greek Kingdom
History_of_the_Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Form of body alteration
this context. The practice was introduced in Bactria and Sogdiana by the Yuezhi, a tribe that created the Kushan Empire. Men with such skulls are depicted
Artificial cranial deformation
Artificial_cranial_deformation
history of Kashgar begins in the first millennium BC, when the tribes of Yuezhi, Usuns and Sakas were roaming around the vast expanses of the Taklamakan
History_of_Kashgar
Fairy tale
Indo-Aryans Indo-Aryans Iranians Iranians Nuristanis Nuristanis East Asia Wusun Yuezhi Europe Celts Gauls Celtiberians Insular Celts Cimmerians Hellenic peoples
The_Smith_and_the_Devil
Historical ethnic group in Chinese history
believe that they were at least part Indo-European, possibly Sogdian or Yuezhi. The Jie also left behind a single phrase from their language, which had
Jie_people
Iranian Saka Buddhist kingdom (56-1006)
Chandman Shule Khotan Sha- jing DONGHU SABEANS Ordos culture Dian culture JIN YUEZHI Subeshi Wusun SELEUCID EMPIRE MAURYA EMPIRE HAN DYNASTY XIONGNU PTOLE- MIES
Kingdom_of_Khotan
Ancient Eastern Iranian goddess
worshiped by Bactrians, Sogdians and Chorasmians, as well as by non-Iranian Yuezhi, including Kushans, as the head of their respective pantheons. She was derived
Nana_(Bactrian_goddess)
3rd-century Chinese Buddhist translator
支謙; pinyin: Zhī Qiān; fl. 222–252 CE) was a Chinese Buddhist layman of Yuezhi ancestry who translated a wide range of Indian Buddhist scriptures into
Zhi_Qian
Archaeological site in Tov Province, Mongolia
items for the Xiongnu. Yuezhi horseman. Noin-Ula carpet. Yuezhi nobleman and priest over fire altar. Noin-Ula carpet. Detail of Yuezhi nobleman presenting
Noin-Ula_burial_site
Landlocked country in Central Asia
a collection of city-states which were overrun by Scytho-Siberians and Yuezhi nomadic tribes around 150 BC. The Silk Road passed through the region and
Tajikistan
was described as "right-wing" by the liberal Chinese-Canadian sociologist Yuezhi Zhao. Jiang Shigong, a Schmittian thinker, is a "conservative socialist"
Conservatism_in_China
Former province of the Republic of China
culture Subeshi culture Tocharians Shirenzigou culture Kingdom of Khotan Yuezhi Wusun Xiongnu Shule Kingdom Loulan Kingdom Kucha Karasahr Jushi Kingdom
Xinjiang Province, Republic of China
Xinjiang_Province,_Republic_of_China
Iron Age archaeological culture near the Tarim Basin
genetic evidence, the region has been suggested as an area of origin for the Yuezhi: the Yuegongtai-Xiheigou (岳公台-西黑沟) archaeological sites, corresponding to
Shirenzigou_culture
Historical network of Eurasian trade routes
alliance with the Yuezhi against the Xiongnu). Zhang Qian visited directly the kingdom of Dayuan in Ferghana, the territories of the Yuezhi in Transoxiana
Silk_Road
Chinese painter and art educator
Jintang (March 8, 1894 – March 15, 1937), also known as Wang Yuezhi and originally styled Yuezhi, was a native of Taichung, Taiwan. He was a watercolorist
Liu_Jintang
Valley in Central Asia
confronted with invasions by the Yuezhi from the east and the Sakas Scythians from the south. After 155 BC, the Yuezhi were pushed into Fergana by the
Fergana_Valley
Former country
Chandman Shule Khotan Sha- jing DONGHU SABEANS Ordos culture Dian culture JIN YUEZHI Subeshi Wusun SELEUCID EMPIRE MAURYA EMPIRE HAN DYNASTY XIONGNU PTOLE- MIES
Dian_kingdom
1st-century Kushan emperor
[North-western India] and installed Generals to supervise and lead it. The Yuezhi then became extremely rich. All the kingdoms call [their king] the Guishuang
Vima_Takto
5th–8th-century nomadic confederation in Central Asia
mention of the Da Yuezhi only stems from the fact that, at the time, the Hephthalites had already settled in the former Da Yuezhi territory of Bactria
Hephthalites
2025 Chinese television series
Young: Zhuda Daner Shi Yike Mu Xiaolou Mu Hongjin's daughter Zhang Lei Cui Yuezhi General of Jiyang City and a confidant of Princess Mengji. He has a lost
Legend_of_the_Female_General
Ancient Iranian nomadic confederation in Central Asia
ancient China as the "Da Yuezhi" or "Great Yuezhi" (who founded the Kushan Empire in South Asia). Mallory and Mair suggest that Da Yuezhi may at one time have
Massagetae
Yuezhi that were assimilated into the Pakhtun, the name derives from Guci, formerly Chinese: 月氏; pinyin: Yuèzhī) Greater-Yuezhi (Tu Gara?) (Dà Yuèzhī
List of ancient Iranian peoples
List_of_ancient_Iranian_peoples
Ancient kingdom located beyond north-west India
Ancient Chinese sources refer to these tribes collectively as the Da Yuezhi ("Greater Yuezhi"). In subsequent centuries the Tukhara and other tribes founded
Tushara
County-level city in Xinjiang, China
(Kashgar), exiled his maternal uncle Chenpan to the Yuezhi (Kushans) for some offense. The king of the Yuezhi became very fond of him. Later, Anguo died without
Kashgar
Historical name for regions of Chinese suzerainty in Central Asia
represented by Zhang Qian to Xiyu in an effort to contact and make alliance with Yuezhi to mitigate the threat posed by the Xiongnu confederation. Although Zhang
Western_Regions
697–150 BCE nomadic confederacy in northern China
culture, it is also speculated that it may be the Yuezhi or an ethnic group earlier than the Yuezhi.] Pulleyblank (1983), p. 452 Pulleyblank (2000), p
Donghu_people
1988 book by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
Peking University. ISBN 978-7-301-19328-0. OCLC 774669032. Zhao, Yuezhi (2018-08-25). "Yuezhi Zhao: Edward Herman and Manufacturing Consent in China". Media
Manufacturing_Consent
Political ideologies favouring social orders
(2008). Chinese Economic Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-19051-5. Yuezhi Zhao (20 March 2008). Communication in China: Political Economy, Power,
Right-wing_politics
Indo-Scythian king
crumbled with the conquest of the Kushans, one of the five tribes of the Yuezhi who had lived in Bactria for more than a century, and who were then expanding
Azes_II
Conflicts between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu (133 BC – 89 AD)
troops of Laoshang Chanyu had invaded and driven the Yuezhi from their homeland; the Chanyu had the Yuezhi monarch executed and his skull fashioned into a
Han–Xiongnu_wars
Oldest known text in an Indo-European language
Indo-Aryans Indo-Aryans Iranians Iranians Nuristanis Nuristanis East Asia Wusun Yuezhi Europe Celts Gauls Celtiberians Insular Celts Cimmerians Hellenic peoples
Anitta_text
Mountain range in Central–East Asia
(capital) History Pre-Han dynasty Tocharians Western Regions Loulan Shule Yuezhi Kucha Karasahr Xiongnu Gaochang Khotan Han dynasty Protectorate of the Western
Altai_Mountains
Act of searching for unknown space
unsuccessful attempt to secure an alliance with the Da Yuezhi against the Xiongnu (the Yuezhi had been evicted from Gansu by the Xiongnu in 177 BC); however
Geographical_exploration
War fought between the Han Empire and the Central Asian state of Dayuan
of Zhang Qian to survey the west and forge a military alliance with the Yuezhi against the Xiongnu. On the way to Central Asia through the Gobi desert
War_of_the_Heavenly_Horses
Greco-Bactrian king from 172/171 BC to 145 BC
(145–130 BC), who was the last Greek king to reign in Bactria. Once the Yuezhi tribes overpowered Heliocles, the Greco-Bactrians lost control of the provinces
Eucratides_I
200 BC–10 AD impact of Greeks in South Asia
northwestern India lived under the control of the Kushan branch of the Yuezhi, Indo-Scythians and Indo-Parthian Kingdom. The Kushans founded the Kushan
Legacy_of_the_Indo-Greeks
Archaeological site in People's Republic of China
newly arrived western nomads and agricultural communities in the east. The Yuezhi may have been positioned around the Shirenzigou culture area, between the
Yanbulaq_culture
Calendar year
the Yuezhi against the Xiongnu. Wu does this after learning from Xiongnu defectors that the Xiongnu had defeated and killed the king of the Yuezhi, had
139_BC
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
collapsing in the face of central Asian tribal invasions (Scythian and Yuezhi), by about 130 BC. However, Greek urban civilisation seems to have continued
Hellenistic_period
Lankan Mahavamsa. The Kushan Empire (30–375 CE) was formed by the invading Yuezhi nomads in the 1st century BCE. It eventually encompassed much of northern
History_of_Buddhism
Group of Eastern Iranic languages
Indo-Aryans Indo-Aryans Iranians Iranians Nuristanis Nuristanis East Asia Wusun Yuezhi Europe Celts Gauls Celtiberians Insular Celts Cimmerians Hellenic peoples
Scythian_languages
Chinese statesman and army officer (1812–1885)
(capital) History Pre-Han dynasty Tocharians Western Regions Loulan Shule Yuezhi Kucha Karasahr Xiongnu Gaochang Khotan Han dynasty Protectorate of the Western
Zuo_Zongtang
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
Sagly culture Shule Khotan DONGHU SABEANS Ordos culture Dian culture JIN YUEZHI Subeshi Wusun SELEUCID EMPIRE MAURYA EMPIRE QIN DYNASTY XIONGNU PTOLE- MIES
Qin_dynasty
Geographical term
Macedonian Empire Seleucid Empire Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Guiyi Circuit Yuezhi Xiongnu Kushan Empire Kushano-Sasanians Kidarites Alchon Huns Hephthalites
Mongol_heartland
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia
and continued through about 1400 CE, with the efforts of monks such as Yuezhi, Anxi, Kangju, Tianzhu, Yan Fodiao, Faxian, Xuanzang and Yijing. Further
Sanskrit
Language family native to Eurasia
Indo-Aryans Indo-Aryans Iranians Iranians Nuristanis Nuristanis East Asia Wusun Yuezhi Europe Celts Gauls Celtiberians Insular Celts Cimmerians Hellenic peoples
Indo-European_languages
Great King, Arsaces, Philhellene
His short reign ended abruptly when he died during a battle against the Yuezhi in the east. He was succeeded by his son Mithridates II. Artabanus is the
Artabanus_I_of_Parthia
culture Subeshi culture Tocharians Shirenzigou culture Kingdom of Khotan Yuezhi Wusun Xiongnu Shule Kingdom Loulan Kingdom Kucha Karasahr Jushi Kingdom
Persecution of Uyghurs in China
Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China
Migrations of Indo-Aryans into the Indian subcontinent
the Tarim Basin of the Yuezhi, another Indo-European Caucasian people of possible Tocharian stock. Around 175 BCE, the Yuezhi were utterly defeated by
Indo-Aryan_migrations
Indo-Aryans Indo-Aryans Iranians Iranians Nuristanis Nuristanis East Asia Wusun Yuezhi Europe Celts Gauls Celtiberians Insular Celts Cimmerians Hellenic peoples
List of ancient Baltic peoples and tribes
List_of_ancient_Baltic_peoples_and_tribes
Method of restricting access to content
Democratizing Global Media, Hackett and global communications theorist Yuezhi Zhao describe how a new "wave of media democratization arises in the era
Paywall
Kushans were possibly a Tocharian speaking tribe, one of five branches of the Yuezhi confederation. By the time of his grandson, Kanishka the Great, the empire
History_of_India
Pre-independence history of Pakistan
BCE, the Greco-Bactrian king Heliocles, son of Eucratides, fled from the Yuezhi invasion of Bactria and relocated to Gandhara, pushing the Indo-Greeks east
History_of_Pakistan
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
MEROË AKSUM KUCHA Tesinsky WUSUN Khotan LOULAN Ordos culture JIN DONGHU YUEZHI KANGJU Dinglings Sarmatians SELEU- CIDS PTOLE- MIES PARTHIAN EMPIRE SUNGAS
Seleucid_Empire
Archaeogenetic name for an ancestral genetic component
Indo-Aryans Indo-Aryans Iranians Iranians Nuristanis Nuristanis East Asia Wusun Yuezhi Europe Celts Gauls Celtiberians Insular Celts Cimmerians Hellenic peoples
Western_Steppe_Herders
BC Eucratides 155–130 BC Yuezhi occupation, loss of Ai-Khanoum Eucratides II Plato Heliocles I Menander I 130–120 BC Yuezhi occupation Zoilos I Agathokleia
List_of_monarchs_of_Punjab
Place in Turkestan Region, Kazakhstan
Macedonian Empire Seleucid Empire Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Guiyi Circuit Yuezhi Xiongnu Kushan Empire Kushano-Sasanians Kidarites Alchon Huns Hephthalites
Otrar
Iron Age archaeological culture in the Volga Steppe
culture SABEANS Ordos Yanglang Shajing Pazyryk Tagar Chandman Aldy-Bel YUEZHI Subeshi ACHAEMENID EMPIRE MAHA- JANAPADAS ZHOU DYNASTY Slab-grave culture
Sauromatian_culture
travel, tourism, insurance
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travel, tourism, insurance