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大清

see styles
dà qīng
    da4 qing1
ta ch`ing
    ta ching
 daisei / daise
    だいせい
Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
(personal name) Daisei

大漢


大汉

see styles
dà hàn
    da4 han4
ta han
burly fellow; Han Dynasty

大秦

see styles
dà qín
    da4 qin2
ta ch`in
    ta chin
 taishin
    たいしん
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]
(place-name) Taishin

大統


大统

see styles
dà tǒng
    da4 tong3
ta t`ung
    ta tung
 daitō
The head of the order, an office instituted by Wen Di of the Sui dynasty; cf. 大僧正.

大賢


大贤

see styles
dà xián
    da4 xian2
ta hsien
 taiken
    たいけん
great sage; (given name) Daiken
Daxian (Jap. Daiken), a Korean monk who lived in China during the Tang dynasty, of the 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, noted for his annotations on the sūtras and styled 古迹記 the archaeologist.

天官

see styles
 tenkan
    てんかん
(hist) (See 六官) Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China); (surname) Amakurai

太保

see styles
tài bǎo
    tai4 bao3
t`ai pao
    tai pao
 taibao
    タイバオ
a very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents
(1) Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); (2) Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods); (place-name) Taibao (Taiwan)

太傅

see styles
 taifu
    たいふ
(1) Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); (2) (See 左大臣) Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

太學


太学

see styles
tài xué
    tai4 xue2
t`ai hsüeh
    tai hsüeh
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty

太宗

see styles
tài zōng
    tai4 zong1
t`ai tsung
    tai tsung
 taisou / taiso
    たいそう
posomethingumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
(given name) Taisou

太師


太师

see styles
tài shī
    tai4 shi1
t`ai shih
    tai shih
 taishi
    たいし
imperial tutor
(1) Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); (2) Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

太祖

see styles
tài zǔ
    tai4 zu3
t`ai tsu
    tai tsu
 taiso
    たいそ
Great Ancestor (posomethingumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
founder; progenitor; emperor
great ancestor

夾山


夹山

see styles
jiá shān
    jia2 shan1
chia shan
 Kyōzan
Name of a monastery and monk in 澧州 Lizhou under the Tang dynasty.

女僧

see styles
nǚ sēng
    nv3 seng1
nü seng
 nyosō
A nun, or 此丘尼 bhikṣuṇī, which is abbreviated to 尼. The first nunnery in China is said to have been established in the Han dynasty.

女德

see styles
nǚ dé
    nv3 de2
nü te
 nyotoku
A woman of virtue, i.e. a nun, or bhikṣuṇī. The emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty (A.D. 1101-1126) changed the term 尼 to 女德.

女真

see styles
nǚ zhēn
    nu:3 zhen1
nü chen
 joshin
    じょしん
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty
Jurchen people

妲己

see styles
dá jǐ
    da2 ji3
ta chi
Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]

婦好


妇好

see styles
fù hǎo
    fu4 hao3
fu hao
Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynasty 商朝[Shang1 chao2]

子璿

see styles
zǐ xuán
    zi3 xuan2
tzu hsüan
 Shisen
A famous learned monk Zixuan, of the Song dynasty whose style was 長水 Changshui, the name of his district; he had a large following; at first he specialized on the Śūraṃgama 楞嚴經; later he adopted the teaching of 賢首 Xianshou of the 華嚴宗 Huayan school.

孔林

see styles
kǒng lín
    kong3 lin2
k`ung lin
    kung lin
the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty

孟郊

see styles
mèng jiāo
    meng4 jiao1
meng chiao
Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet

孫堅


孙坚

see styles
sūn jiān
    sun1 jian1
sun chien
 sonken
    そんけん
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
(personal name) Sonken

孫山


孙山

see styles
sūn shān
    sun1 shan1
sun shan
 magoyama
    まごやま
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
(surname) Magoyama

孫策


孙策

see styles
sūn cè
    sun1 ce4
sun ts`e
    sun tse
 sonsaku
    そんさく
Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
(personal name) Sonsaku

安南

see styles
ān nán
    an1 nan2
an nan
 annan
    アンナン
Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam); Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century); Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period); old name for Vietnam; Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan; Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006
Annam (old name for Vietnam); (surname) Yasuminami

安遠


安远

see styles
ān yuǎn
    an1 yuan3
an yüan
 An En
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
Two noted monks of the 晉 Chin dynasty, i. e. 道安 Dao-an and 慧遠 Huiyuan.

宋儒

see styles
 souju / soju
    そうじゅ
(hist) Song dynasty Confucian scholars

宋史

see styles
sòng shǐ
    song4 shi3
sung shih
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1])
(work) Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China); (wk) Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China)

宋濂

see styles
sòng lián
    song4 lian2
sung lien
Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician

宋祁

see styles
sòng qí
    song4 qi2
sung ch`i
    sung chi
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书

宋銭

see styles
 sousen / sosen
    そうせん
(hist) Song dynasty copper coin

宋音

see styles
 souon / soon
    そうおん
(See 唐音・とうおん,宋・そう・1) sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)

宗伯

see styles
 souhaku / sohaku
    そうはく
(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of Rites (Zhou dynasty China); (given name) Souhaku

官話


官话

see styles
guān huà
    guan1 hua4
kuan hua
 kanwa
    かんわ
"officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin
(1) (hist) Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty); (2) Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)

定海

see styles
dìng hǎi
    ding4 hai3
ting hai
 joukai / jokai
    じょうかい
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang; Qing dynasty name of 舟山市
(given name) Jōkai

定鼎

see styles
dìng dǐng
    ding4 ding3
ting ting
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising

室韋


室韦

see styles
shì wéi
    shi4 wei2
shih wei
 shitsui
    しつい
the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China
(hist) Shiwei (Mongolic tribe)

寇準


寇准

see styles
kòu zhǔn
    kou4 zhun3
k`ou chun
    kou chun
 koujun / kojun
    こうじゅん
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
(person) Kō Zhun (ca. 961-1023); Pingzhong; praised official in ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty

寶船


宝船

see styles
bǎo chuán
    bao3 chuan2
pao ch`uan
    pao chuan
Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]

小篆

see styles
xiǎo zhuàn
    xiao3 zhuan4
hsiao chuan
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
(See 六体) small seal script (arising during China's Warring States period)

小遠


小远

see styles
xiǎo yuǎn
    xiao3 yuan3
hsiao yüan
 Shōon
The monk 慧遠 Huiyuan of the Sui dynasty. There was a 晉 Chin dynasty monk of the same name.

少康

see styles
shǎo kāng
    shao3 kang1
shao k`ang
    shao kang
 shoukou / shoko
    しょうこう
(personal name) Shoukou
Shaokang, a famous monk of the Tang dynasty, known as the later 善導 Shandao, his master.

崔螢


崔萤

see styles
cuī yíng
    cui1 ying2
ts`ui ying
    tsui ying
Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty

崔顥


崔颢

see styles
cuī hào
    cui1 hao4
ts`ui hao
    tsui hao
Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼

工部

see styles
gōng bù
    gong1 bu4
kung pu
 koubu / kobu
    こうぶ
Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
(hist) (See 六部・りくぶ) Ministry of Works (Tang dynasty China)

左思

see styles
zuǒ sī
    zuo3 si1
tso ssu
 sashi
    さし
Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
(personal name) Sashi

帝乙

see styles
dì yǐ
    di4 yi3
ti i
Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC

帝俊

see styles
dì jun
    di4 jun4
ti chün
Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]

年間


年间

see styles
nián jiān
    nian2 jian1
nien chien
 nenkan
    ねんかん
in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
(n,adv) (1) (period of) a year; (suffix noun) (2) during the era (of)

廉俸

see styles
lián fèng
    lian2 feng4
lien feng
extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty

延壽


延寿

see styles
yán shòu
    yan2 shou4
yen shou
 nobutoshi
    のぶとし
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; to extend life
(personal name) Nobutoshi
Prolonged life, the name of Yanshou, a noted Hangzhou monk of the Song dynasty.

建安

see styles
jiàn ān
    jian4 an1
chien an
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty

張敞


张敞

see styles
zhāng chǎng
    zhang1 chang3
chang ch`ang
    chang chang
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty

張旭


张旭

see styles
zhāng xù
    zhang1 xu4
chang hsü
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书

張溥


张溥

see styles
zhāng pǔ
    zhang1 pu3
chang p`u
    chang pu
Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社[fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[wu3 ren2 mu4 bei1 ji4]

張籍


张籍

see styles
zhāng jí
    zhang1 ji2
chang chi
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet

張衡


张衡

see styles
zhāng héng
    zhang1 heng2
chang heng
 choukou / choko
    ちょうこう
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
(personal name) Chōkou

張騫


张骞

see styles
zhāng qiān
    zhang1 qian1
chang ch`ien
    chang chien
 chouken / choken
    ちょうけん
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
(personal name) Chōken

律宗

see styles
lǜ zōng
    lv4 zong1
lü tsung
 risshuu / risshu
    りっしゅう
Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
The Vinaya school, emphasizing the monastic discipline, founded in China by 道宣 Daoxuan of the Tang dynasty.

後周


后周

see styles
hòu zhōu
    hou4 zhou1
hou chou
 koushuu; goshuu / koshu; goshu
    こうしゅう; ごしゅう
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]
(hist) (See 五代・ごだい) Later Zhou dynasty (of China; 951-960); Later Chou dynasty

後唐


后唐

see styles
hòu táng
    hou4 tang2
hou t`ang
    hou tang
 koutou; gotou / koto; goto
    こうとう; ごとう
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
(hist) (See 五代・ごだい) Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937); Later T'ang dynasty

後晋

see styles
 koushin; goshin / koshin; goshin
    こうしん; ごしん
(hist) (See 五代) Later Jin dynasty (of China; 936-947); Later Chin dynasty

後梁


后梁

see styles
hòu liáng
    hou4 liang2
hou liang
 kouryou; goryou / koryo; goryo
    こうりょう; ごりょう
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
(hist) (See 五代・ごだい) Later Liang dynasty (of China; 907-923)

後金


后金

see styles
hòu jīn
    hou4 jin1
hou chin
 atokin
    あときん
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-); Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
rest of the payment

徐渭

see styles
xú wèi
    xu2 wei4
hsü wei
 joi
    じょい
Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author
(personal name) Joi

徐福

see styles
xú fú
    xu2 fu2
hsü fu
 jofuku
    じょふく
Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer
(personal name) Jofuku

德士

see styles
dé shì
    de2 shi4
te shih
 tokushi
(Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword)
Virtuous scholar, a term for a monk in the Tang dynasty.

慈恩

see styles
cí ēn
    ci2 en1
tz`u en
    tzu en
 jion
    じおん
(given name) Jion
Compassion and grace, merciful favour; name of a temple in Luoyang, under the Tang dynasty, which gave its name to Kuiji 窺基 q.v., founder of the 法相 school, known also as the 慈恩 or 唯識 school; he was a disciple of and collaborator with Xuanzang, and died A.D. 682.

慈明

see styles
cí míng
    ci2 ming2
tz`u ming
    tzu ming
 yasuaki
    やすあき
(personal name) Yasuaki
Ciming, a noted monk of the Song dynasty.

應文


应文

see styles
yìng wén
    ying4 wen2
ying wen
 Ōmon
Yingwen; the grandson of the founder of the Ming dynasty, Taizu, to whom he succeeded, but was dethroned by Yung Lo and escaped disguised as a monk; he remained hidden as a monk till his 64th year, afterwards he was provided for by the reigning ruler. His name is also given as 應能 Yingneng; 應賢 Yingxian; and posthumously as 允炆 Yunwen.

戸部

see styles
 kobu; kohou / kobu; koho
    こぶ; こほう
(hist) (See 六部・りくぶ) Ministry of Revenue (Tang dynasty China); (place-name, surname) Tobe

把總


把总

see styles
bǎ zǒng
    ba3 zong3
pa tsung
low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty

捻軍


捻军

see styles
niǎn jun
    nian3 jun1
nien chün
 nengun
    ねんぐん
Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south
(hist) Nian Rebellion (of China; 1851-1868)

換代


换代

see styles
huàn dài
    huan4 dai4
huan tai
to transition to a new dynasty or regime; to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one

撥鏤

see styles
 bachiru
    ばちる
engraving of lacquer-stained ivory (popular during the Tang dynasty)

支謙


支谦

see styles
zhī qiān
    zhi1 qian1
chih ch`ien
    chih chien
 shiken
    しけん
(personal name) Shiken
Chih-ch'ien; name of a Yueh-chih monk said to have come to Loyang at the end of the Han dynasty and under the Wei; tall, dark, emaciated, with light brown eyes; very learned and wise.

支那

see styles
zhī nà
    zhi1 na4
chih na
 shina; shina
    しな; シナ
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
(sensitive word) (dated) (kana only) (often considered offensive post-WWII, esp. when written in kanji) (See 中国・1) China; (female given name) Shina
指那, 眞丹, 至那, 斯那, 振旦, 震旦, 眞那, 振丹, 脂難, 旃丹; 摩訶至那 Cina; Maha-cina. The name by which China is referred to in the laws of Manu (which assert that the Chinese were degenerate Kṣatriya), in the Mahābharata, and in Buddhist works. This name may have been derived from families ruling in western China under such titles as 晉 Chin at Fen-chou in Shansi 1106-376 B. C., 陳 Ch'en in Honan 1122-479 B. C., 秦 Ch'in in Shensi as early as the ninth century B. C., and to this latter dynasty the designation is generally attributed.

支郞

see styles
zhī láng
    zhi1 lang2
chih lang
 shirō
Chih-lang, formerly a polite term for a monk, said to have arisen from the fame of the three 支 Chih of the Wei dynasty 支謙 Chih-ch'ien, 支讖 Chih-ch'an, and 支亮 Chih-liang.

改朝

see styles
gǎi cháo
    gai3 chao2
kai ch`ao
    kai chao
to transition to a new dynasty

文部

see styles
wén bù
    wen2 bu4
wen pu
 monbu
    もんぶ
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet; Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office
(abbreviation) (See 文部省) Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001); (surname) Ayabe

新朝

see styles
xīn cháo
    xin1 chao2
hsin ch`ao
    hsin chao
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han

新楽

see styles
 shingaku
    しんがく
(1) new music; (2) (See 雅楽) shingaku (post-Tang dynasty gagaku piece); (surname) Niira

旗籍

see styles
qí jí
    qi2 ji2
ch`i chi
    chi chi
Manchu household register (during the Qing Dynasty)

明代

see styles
míng dài
    ming2 dai4
ming tai
 mindai
    みんだい
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
(hist) (See 明) Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era; (given name) Haruyo

明史

see styles
míng shǐ
    ming2 shi3
ming shih
 meiji / meji
    めいじ
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
(personal name) Meiji

明朝

see styles
míng zhāo
    ming2 zhao1
ming chao
 minchou / mincho
    みんちょう
tomorrow morning; the following morning
(1) (hist) Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644); (2) (abbreviation) (See 明朝体) Ming (typeface); Minchō

明藏

see styles
míng zàng
    ming2 zang4
ming tsang
 Myō zō
The Buddhist canon of the Ming dynasty; there were two editions, one the Southern at Nanjing made by T'ai Tsu, the northern at Beijing by Tai Tsung. A later edition was produced in the reign of Shen Tsung (Wan Li), which became the standard in Japan.

春官

see styles
 shunkan
    しゅんかん
(hist) (See 六官) Ministry of Rites (Zhou dynasty China)

晉代


晋代

see styles
jìn dài
    jin4 dai4
chin tai
Jin Dynasty (265-420)

晉州


晋州

see styles
jìn zhōu
    jin4 zhou1
chin chou
Jinzhou county-level city in Hebei; Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 shi4] in Shanxi

晉書


晋书

see styles
jìn shū
    jin4 shu1
chin shu
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls

晉朝


晋朝

see styles
jìn cháo
    jin4 chao2
chin ch`ao
    chin chao
Jin Dynasty (265-420)

晋書

see styles
 shinjo
    しんじょ
History of the Jin Dynasty

書院


书院

see styles
shū yuàn
    shu1 yuan4
shu yüan
 shoin
    しょいん
academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)
(1) drawing room; study; writing alcove; (2) (in company names) publishing house

曹參


曹参

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cáo cān
    cao2 can1
ts`ao ts`an
    tsao tsan
Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]; also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]

曹魏

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cáo wèi
    cao2 wei4
ts`ao wei
    tsao wei
 sougi / sogi
    そうぎ
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
(hist) (See 魏・1) Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei

曾鞏


曾巩

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zēng gǒng
    zeng1 gong3
tseng kung
 soukyou / sokyo
    そうきょう
Zeng Gong (1019-1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2-Song4 ba1da4jia1]
(personal name) Soukyō

月支

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yuè zhī
    yue4 zhi1
yüeh chih
 Gasshi
    げっし
the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[Yue4 zhi1])
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
(月支國) The Yuezhi, or 'Indo-Scythians', 月氏 (國) and a country they at one time occupied, i. e. 都貨羅 Tukhara, Tokharestan, or Badakshan. Driven out from the northern curve of the Yellow River by the Huns, circa 165 B. C., they conquered Bactria 大夏, the Punjab, Kashmir, 'and the greater part of India. ' Their expulsion from the north of Shansi was the cause of the famous journey of Zhangqian of the Han dynasty and the beginning of Chinese expansion to the north-west. Kanishka, king of the Yuezhi towards the end of the first century A. D., became the great protector and propagator of Buddhism.

月氏

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yuè zhī
    yue4 zhi1
yüeh chih
 Gesshi
    げっし
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
Yuezhi

朝代

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cháo dài
    chao2 dai4
ch`ao tai
    chao tai
 choudai / chodai
    ちょうだい
dynasty; reign (of a king)
(rare) dynastic era; (female given name) Tomoyo

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