indogermanische Stammesgruppe im heutigen China
YUEZHI. Arseiles. Late 1st century BCE.jpg
The Xiongnu are defeated by the Qin dynasty and retreat northwards into the Mongolian Plateau.
Yuezhi
center
Coin of Sapadbizes.jpg
Yuezhi anonymous copy of a coin of Greco-Bactrian king Heliocles
A-chiu kó͘-chá ê kok-ka
Юечжи
etnische groep
The Yuezhi are powerful near Dunhuang, near the western end of the Hexi Corridor, and control the jade trade from the Tarim basin. Somewhere west are the Wusun, and further east near the Ordos plateau are the Xiongnu or their precursors.
Yuezhi armoured horseman, Noin-Ula.
Yuezhi Prince from Khalchayan, 1st century BCE. He displays artificial cranial deformation. At his feet, a lamellar armour with neck-guard, a trophy from the Saka Scythians. Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, nb 40.
The Great Yuezhi are located about seven thousand li [2,910 km] north of India. Their land is at a high altitude; the climate is dry; the region is remote. The king of the state calls himself "son of heaven". There are so many riding horses in that country that the number often reaches several hundred thousand. City layouts and palaces are quite similar to those of Daqin [the Roman Empire]. The skin of the people there is reddish white. People are skilful at horse archery. Local products, rarities, treasures, clothing, and upholstery are very good, and even India cannot compare with it.
etnisk grupp i Kina
Γιουετσί
The majority of the Yuezhi begin migrating west to the Ili valley; this faction is known later as the "Great Yuezhi". Most of the other faction, known as the "Lesser Yuezhi", settle on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Tarim basin.
Circa
古代国家
A Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian reaches the Great Yuezhi.
ancient people mentioned in Chinese histories
Kalchayan Prince warrior .jpg
Central Asia in the 1st century BC, and transitory location of the "Great Yuezhi".
right
етнічна група
The Xiongnu begin a campaign of raids against the Yuezhi.
紀元前3世紀から1世紀ごろにかけて東アジア・中央アジアに存在した遊牧民族とその国家名
Yuezhi fighting a Sogdian behind a shield , Noin-Ula.
Yuezhi copy of Heliocles I coin with horse.jpg
Yuezhi nobleman over firealtar, Noin-Ula.
Jüe-č’
Yuezhi copy of Heliocles I coin.jpg
Shiji
One of five tribes comprising the Great Yuezhi tribes, the Kushana, become dominant and form the basis of the Kushan Empire.
the Great Yuezhi live 2,000 or 3,000 li [832–1,247 kilometers] west of Dayuan, north of the Gui river. They are bordered on the south by Daxia , on the west by Anxi , and on the north by Kangju [beyond the middle Jaxartes/Syr Darya]. They are a nation of nomads, moving from place to place with their herds, and their customs are like those of the Xiongnu. They have some 100,000 or 200,000 archer warriors.
Noin-Ula horseman.jpg
சீன வரலாற்றில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள பண்டைக் கால மக்கள்
월지
Early Yuezhis coinage
Юэчжи
Before
The Yuezhi defeat the Wusun.
Noin-Ula nobleman over firealtar.jpg
Yuezhi anonymous of a coin of Greco-Bactrian king Heliocles, with original horse on the reverse
More than a hundred years later, the xihou of Guishuang, named Qiujiu Que attacked and exterminated the four other xihou. He set himself up as king of a kingdom called Guishuang . He invaded Anxi and took the Gaofu region. He also defeated the whole of the kingdoms of Puda and Jibin. Qiujiu Que was more than eighty years old when he died. His son, Yan Gaozhen , became king in his place. He returned and defeated Tianzhu and installed a General to supervise and lead it. The Yuezhi then became extremely rich. All the kingdoms call [their king] the Guishuang king, but the Han call them by their original name, Da Yuezhi.
Although the states from Dayuan west to Anxi , speak rather different languages, their customs are generally similar and their languages mutually intelligible. The men have deep-set eyes and profuse beards and whiskers. They are skilful at commerce and will haggle over a fraction of a cent. Women are held in great respect, and the men make decisions on the advice of their women.
tribu asentada en Asia
月氏
Some 100,000 to 200,000 horse archers, according to the Shiji, Chapter 123. The Hanshu Chapter 96A records: 100,000 households, 400,000 people with 100,000 able to bear arms.
Book of the Later Han, trans. John Hill
Sampul tapestry .jpg
مردمانی هندواروپایی که احتمالاً از تبار تخاری‌های باستان بودند.
Yuezhi ruler Sapadbizes. Late 1st century BCE
Timeline of the Yuezhi
All, or the greatest part of them, are nomads. The best known tribes are those who deprived the Greeks of Bactriana: the Asii, Pasiani, Tochari, and Sacarauli, who came from the country on the other side of the Jaxartes [Syr Darya], opposite the Sacae and Sogdiani.
Iuechis
indoeurooppalainen paimentolaiskansa
Detail
Yuezhi ruler Arseiles. Late 1st century BCE
Sampul tapestry
horizontal
The Wusun attack the Great Yuezhi, forcing them southward from the Ili valley.
The Xiongnu inflict a major defeat on the Yuezhi.
Noin-Ula battle scene.jpg
Hinduism
antik bir Ortaasya halkı
Wan Zhen
The Great Yuezhi migrate west, then south and settle in north-west Bactria.
suku bangsa
Khalchayan Prince, side view.jpg
Probable Yuezhi soldier in red jacket and trousers, in the Sampul tapestry. Embroidered in Hellenistic style, with motif of a centaur, 1st century AD, Sampul, Ürümqi Xinjiang Region Museum.
Bactrian
Full length
Daxia is located over 2,000 li southwest of Dayuan, south of the Gui river. Its people cultivate the land and have cities and houses. Their customs are like those of Ta-Yuan. It has no great ruler but only a number of petty chiefs ruling the various cities. The people are poor in the use of arms and afraid of battle, but they are clever at commerce. After the Great Yuezhi moved west and attacked the lands, the entire country came under their sway. The population of the country is large, numbering some 1,000,000 or more persons. The capital is called the city of Lanshi and has a market where all sorts of goods are bought and sold.
Yuezhis in Bactria, on Noin-Ula carpets