- The
Yuezhi were an
ancient people first described in
Chinese histories as
nomadic pastoralists living in an arid gr****land area in the
western part of...
- The
Kushan Empire (c. 30–c. 375 AD) was a
syncretic empire formed by the
Yuezhi in the
Bactrian territories in the
early 1st century. It
spread to encomp****...
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Chandman Shule Khotan Sha- jing
DONGHU SABEANS Ordos culture Dian
culture JIN
YUEZHI Subeshi Wusun SELEUCID EMPIRE MAURYA EMPIRE HAN
DYNASTY XIONGNU PTOLE- MIES...
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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...
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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...
- to s**** a
military alliance with the
Yuezhi, in
modern Tajikistan.
However to get to the
territory of the
Yuezhi he was
forced to p****
through land controlled...
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southward after having been
dislodged by
Yuezhi (who
themselves were
fleeing from the Xiongnu): The
Yuezhi attacked the king of the Sai ("Sai-Wang")...
- 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...
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founded the
Xiongnu Empire.
After overthrowing their previous overlords, the
Yuezhi, the
Xiongnu became the
dominant power on the
steppes of East Asia, centred...
- coins, Hermaeus' rule was long and prosperous, but came to an end when the
Yuezhi,
coming from
neighbouring Bactria,
overran most of his Gr****
kingdom in...
