Thirty-six empires of the Western Regions
The thirty-six empires of the Western Regions ( Chinese 西域 三 十六 国 , Pinyin Xiyu Sanshiliu guo , English Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions ) from the time of the Han Dynasty are a collective term for a group of historical non-Chinese states (feudal principalities and nomadic tribes) of the so-called "western regions" (cf. Xiyu ) in what is now China . At the latest in the Tang Dynasty , all came under Chinese control.
Overview (names according to Cihai (2002: 1817a))
| No. | Chinese name | Surname | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruoqiang婼 羌 | ||
| 2 | Loulan楼兰 | ||
| 3 | Qiemo且末 | ||
| 4th | Xiaoyuan小宛 | ||
| 5 | Jingjue精 绝 | ||
| 6th | Ronglu戎 卢 | ||
| 7th | Yumi扜 弥 | ||
| 8th | Qulei渠 勒 | ||
| 9 | Yutian于阗 | ||
| 10 | Pishan皮 山 | ||
| 11 | Wucha乌 秅 | ||
| 12 | Xiye西 夜 | ||
| 13 | Zihe子 合 | ||
| 14th | Puli蒲 犁 | ||
| 15th | Yinai依 耐 | ||
| 16 | Wulei无 雷 | ||
| 17th | Nandou难 兜 | ||
| 18th | Dayuan大宛 | ||
| 19th | Taohuai桃 槐 | ||
| 20th | Xiuxun休 循 | ||
| 21st | Juandu捐 毒 | ||
| 22nd | Shache莎车 | ||
| 23 | Shulei疏勒 | ||
| 24 | Weitou尉 头 | ||
| 25th | Gumo姑 墨 | ||
| 26th | Wensu温宿 | ||
| 27 | Qiuci龟兹 | ||
| 28 | Weili尉犁 | ||
| 29 | Weixu危 须 | ||
| 30th | Yanqi焉耆 | ||
| 31 | Gushi姑 师 | ||
| 32 | Moshan墨 山 | ||
| 33 | Jie劫 | ||
| 34 | Huhu狐 胡 | ||
| 35 | Quli渠 犁 | ||
| 36 | Wulei乌 垒 |
There had also been other groups of states, both larger and smaller, subsumed under a certain number in Chinese sources.
literature
Cihai ("Sea of Words"); Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe 2002; ISBN 7-5326-0839-5
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ zh.wikipedia partly with different information.