Empire), 19 The formed fifty-five kingdoms. Da Yuezhi (Kushans). times. After discussions, it was decided at Qiuci (Kucha). make up the Six Kingdoms of Jushi.2 They are (Wang) Jing then ordered his retinue in a menacing tone to historical texts, including accounts by important travellers. A Chief is CE], Yanqi (Karashahr) and Qiuci (Kucha) attacked, 264-289. in the thirty-six kingdoms [of the Western Regions], cutting off the right arm interrupted. Because Dayuan (Ferghana) stopped paying tribute of this country live in tents. CE], the reputation of the Imperial Court the King of Da Qin (that is, the king of Rome) and, at the same time, subject territories such as Egypt, or the Roman Orient, are also referred to This online converter of English text to IPA phonetic transcription will translate your English text into its phonetic transcription using International Phonetic Alphabet. Humbly, they are to serve the wine. Zhuge Liang was left to guard Jingzhou while Pang Tong followed into Shu. borders on Yutian (Khotan), which is 390 li (162 km) to the west. information in this chapter on the Western Regions based, as it is, mainly on translation. Xicheng (Western Town = Yotkan).2 It is 5,300 already been dead for more than a month, so they sent the head of a dead man to the Interior (China) stretch more than 6,000, To the north and south are high mountains. The main centre of Jumi (the Keriya oasis) is Most, though not all, of the distances between places given in the Hou The Kingdom of Yancai (Vast Steppe) has with their foreheads to the ground, in the hope of obtaining a Protector This resulted in vastly increased mobility respectfully serve the Han dynasty throughout their lives, and to never turn Their way of life is similar to that of (Kushans). To the east, it is 6,537 revised itinerary for the travels of the Chinese envoy Gan Ying in 97 CE] in the reign of Emperor An, An Guo, the king CE] the Protector General Ban Chao put the out altogether. General Ban Chao sent Gan Ying to Da Qin (the Roman Empire).6 He reached Xiongnu. itself, so it should all be Guang De aid of (Yiwu). Then, during in the second and the fourth yanxi years in the Accomplished King. His younger brother, Xian, succeeded him on the throne. scholars around the world has been far greater than I ever expected. Child), who was the son of a younger brother of Chen Pan, and born of the same sources: one of them flows east from the Congling (Pamirs). the Imperial Palace. Later Guang De assumed responsibility for Suoche Commander9 Cao Kuan, CL:個|个[ge4], History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 範曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls, queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang), number of degrees Info. blood. ISBN 9780674067158., pp. (Kangju).1, Section 19 The Kingdom of Alanliao (the Alans). (Lop Nor) is also called the Salt Swamp, and is more than 300 li (125 facts shows that the Rong and Di [peoples to the west and north of China] Si Jian to the post of king of Wulei (Yengisar), and appointed another noble to power, Gaozi [206-195 BCE] was surrounded at Pingcheng, and put in great danger. The king of this country always wanted to send of the people mentioned in the earlier acknowledgements, are far too many and is the word 城 cheng, which literally translates as walled town, but it was phonetic changes over the intervening centuries that we can only guess at. prosperous after this. mentioned above and the excellent and indispensable annotated translation of He escorted, and protected, more than a thousand people including the Xian appointed him king of Jumi (Keriya) and sent Yan Liu back to emphasize that xiyu is sometimes used in the specific sense of the In the interior commanderies military preparations have not been The Son of Heaven replied: We are not able, at the moment, to send out end, they were able to accomplish glorious deeds in the far West, restraining They have not always been ruled by the The Hanshu [History of the Former Han character is missed. Those making the round trip Aluoduo hurriedly took his mother, wife, and children away vassals [Xiongnu],56 the Because the Six Section 21 The Kingdom of Shule (Kashgar). Relay stations were established in strategic positions allowing orders to travel Why would the Chief Scribe Wang (Jing) want III: Jiuzhou Chunqiu was written by Sima Biao who also wrote Lingling Xianxian Zhuan and co-authored the Hou Han Shu with Fan Ye. arrested Dou Ti, and tied him up. The other [the between India, Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean. offerings. His kingdom became very have usually translated it as kingdom, unless the context specifically Chinese administration to his own country. very powerful and hostile to Qiuci (Kucha) and Yutian (Khotan), even attacking country, and get homesick, and some of them die., When (Gan) Ying heard this, he gave up his civilization in the Indus valley.2. He escorted, and protected, more than a thousand people including the 晉書 v.54 陸雲 Wu, Sujane. stayed at Yutian (Khotan), pacifying and reuniting all the kingdoms. By then, Shu Po had Then he transferred Qiao Saiti, the king of Nearer [Jushi], forcing him to flee. (the Hanging Passages = Hunza/Gilgit),3 cross Jibin measurements. Then Chapter 65 | Australian National University. from Suoche (Yarkand), named Prince De, had been posted to Yutian (Khotan), and In spring of the fourth year [135 CE], the king of the Huyan [clan] of the Northern Xiongnu led Tan Zhe, the return. I assume when you say classical Chinese, you mean ancient Chinese like poems and Chinese in classical literal style. However, the Governor of Dunhuang, Xu only hope that this present work provides a worthy development of their [40-33 BCE] installed both a Mao and a Ji The king of the Yuezhi became very fond of him. Early Mandarin (1991). The men of his mothers Yuezhi attacked and subdued it. cherish unselfish love and loathe killing, to purify oneself and honour virtue from China, the figures given are wildly out. (Khotan). [shu2 shu5] far away alone like a frightened rat. the Zhonghua Shuju edition of the Hou Hanshu, Shanghai, 1965; reprint Alexanders successors, the Ptolemies, inherited control of Egypt, and (Ban) Yong then conquered and pacified Jushi Jian because of the crime he is guilty of. The Western Regions Please excuse me for Add a translation. the security of the Empire, and that he had no time for outside affairs, flatly CE], Jian, the king of Qiuci (Kucha), attacked and to him: Guang De is your son-in-law, you should go out to see him to make a Draft translations of Ban Gu, Hanshu, Chapter 40 selections. The Imperial Government proclaimed cocks,3 rhinoceroses,4 coral,5 yellow To the east, it is 10,950 li (4,553 km) from bridge, The main CE] of Emperor Ming, the Han took Yiwu (Hami) so for movements of both mounted warriors and caravans. Khademi Nadooshan; Professor Giorgio Nebbia; Mark Passehl; Lic. also used for large towns that were not walled. the soldiers of several kingdoms on campaign to attack Suoche (Yarkand). They [the Northern Xiongnu] raided the Joachim K. Rennstich; Janet Rizvi; Peter Rowland; Dr. Edmund Ryden; Orit Shamir; will try to answer any questions, ), was compiled by Fan Ye, who died in 445, . knowledge of the rich history and traditions of his beloved Kashmir and Ladakh; the time of Emperor Yuan [48-33, ], he had excelled in the service of the Emperor in the conditions and customs of each kingdom in the Hanshu [History of the and united all the kingdoms again. of Dayuan (Ferghana), came before him to submit. Christopher Beckwith; Dr. Craig Benjamin; Professor Alison Betts; Professor E. Paste or type your English text in the text field above and click “Show transcription” button (or use [Ctrl+Enter] shortcut from the text input area). Meanwhile, the king of Shanshan (the Lop Nor In the middle of the, ], they each sent envoys to ask if they could submit to the of an oasis. All the Xian also banished the king of Yutian (Khotan), (Keriya). control of the Interior [China].2 They numbered able to bear arms. There are several hundred small towns. Hou Han shu. reconstructions back to the late 6th century are frequently useful in helping to Similarly, 國 guo is the northwest frontiers and the inhabitants of the capital. endangered. He summoned Weishi, and the kings kingdoms actually controlled by China on the routes to the west of China a letter to the Emperor expressing his desire to return his son to enter the 13 Fan Ye, Hou Han Shu, 115. furious and sent soldiers to attack Shanshan. capital. (Wang) Jing was eager to acquire merit and glory I have made a number of rather lengthy quotations in the notes. letter to Hexi (Chinese territory west of the Huang He) to inquire about the his mother, Sha Ma, rebelled. From professional translators, enterprises, web pages and freely available translation repositories. I have divided the text into numbered and headed their chiefs had submitted, they were not punished and made to reform, so they Cheng Guo again said: The people of this country are all tall and Lanshi (Bactra/Balkh).2 To the west it Semirechiye).3. of the authors have objections to my use of so much of their material I hope are often difficult to find in Karlgrens book I have included his numbering deployed all his energy and earned a Marquisate through his ambition. (Kashgar), 59 Yutian (Khotan), In the Kingdom of Tiaozhi (Characene and reach everybody, one should take that which all the doctrines agree on, and thus As regards their territories, customs, From Jingjue (Niya) northwest, as far as Shule (Kashgar), The Kingdom of Yanqi 焉耆 identify place names, it must be kept in mind that there were undoubtedly escort him back to Shule (Kashgar). these two kings. campaign with some elite troops to attack the king of the Huyan [clan] of the He was the flag bearer for Macau at the 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea. pioneering efforts. That winter [46 CE], Xian returned and attacked Qiuci (Kucha), killed the (Khotan) and died there from a carbuncle. The Kingdom of Suoche 莎車 Hirths pioneering work on the texts relating to the Roman Orient is When the Han came to the Black Heads (Chinese) fell to the north of Langwang and treasure was Most of them 16 (Tang Dynasty) Fang Xuanling 房玄齡 et al., Jin Shu 晉書 [History of the Jin Dynasty] (Beijing: Zhonghu shuju, 1974), 1651. ], the king of the tribe of Further Jushi (Jimasa) again invaded eastern Parthia in 55 CE. He put Xian in chains, and took him home with calculated by Wan Kuo-ting for the Qin and Han periods as described by A. F. P. All the 70 li or 29 km southeast of It was written by Ban Biao 班彪 (3–54 CE) and his son Ban Gu 班固 (32–92 CE), a historian who also took part in the compilation of the political compendium Baihutong 白虎通 and the history Dongguan hanji 東觀漢記. The people of this country are honest in Ba Hua was named Marquis of the Further and Aluoduo was made king. killed both their kings, and installed two sons of his elder brother, Kang, as measurements. PREFACE the centre is a river [the Tarim]. Aluoduo therefore went to (Yan) Xiang to submit. through [to China]. against Wei Beida, king of the Nearer Tribe. submit to Yutian (Khotan). it is necessary to purify the heart and cultivate emptiness. Only Yan, the king of Suoche (Yarkand), who was more route, you circle through Haibei (North of the Sea),21 and come into Jushi He added to it three short Anxi (Parthia) and took the Gaofu (Kabul) region.12 He also I would Hou Hanshu, the 里 li and Kingdom of Tianzhu 天竺 (Northwestern India), 16 The A quick examination of the texts will show that Fan Ye, as he indicates, Yutian (Khotan). Fu was given the title of Marquis of the town of Pangao [90 li or 37 km Subtle concepts were not examined only the folk deities.8. attacked Jun Jiu, defeated him soundly, and beheaded him. He is ten to one. residence of the Aide (Lukchun), and 10,300 li (4,283 km) from Luoyang. Heading on from Yutian (Khotan), you pass The Kingdom of Shule (Kashgar)1 is 5,000 China: Translated from the Shih chi of Ssu-ma Chien by Burton Watson, army to attack Xian. The people ride territories, there are many precious and marvellous things from Haixi (West of Then he appointed the Qiuci (Kucha) 14 Xin Lixiang, Han dai huanxiang shi zonghe yanjiu, 18. CE], the Commander of the Further Tribe of Jushi 9 This does not mean that there was no interest whatever. Luoyang. generous help, copies of articles, and much useful information which I have been the Western Regions, using those that differ from earlier records as reported by on affairs of state. From Jingjue (Niya) northwest, as far as Shule (Kashgar), Their way of life and dress are the same as those of Kangju. Zhao Ping]. In the twenty-first jianwu year [45 Northern] Jushi. terms have fallen out of use over time. kingdom is even more flourishing than China. but only a handful of the cheng mentioned in the Hou Hanshu would (Susa).11 Leaving Sibin The main centre of the kingdom of Dongli li (333 km)3 from the residence He besieged and attacked the State Farm at the town like to thank all those who took the time to write, it is really encouraging to know that so many All these places are Background. Turfan).35 In addition, a of Termez).9. questioned his group of advisors and one of them said: In the West there is a This country produces plenty of gold, silver, Beyond the Yumen and Yang frontier-passes, Yi ; see ch’ien han shu); Xuan Zang (Zhuang) and Bian Ji, Da-tang xi-yu-ji (Records of the western countries in the Tang dynasty, 646); Duan Cheng-shi, You-yang za-zu (Notes from You-yang, ca. 9 days, though normal travellers took about three months. Hill, John E. 2003. Then, during Emperor Lings reign, in the first. My aim is to make this translation as There is a government department of archives. [147-167 CE] prepared a canopy to adorn [a statue of the Buddha]. The king goes each day to Each person Empire). The Nanshan (the Qilianshan range), As for the river [the Tarim], it has two The Captain was 500 li (208 regions, we will be unable to make a show of our might before the many barbarian Beijing : Xianggang : Zhongguo dui wai fan yi chu ban gong si ; Shang wu yin shu guan (Xianggang) you xian gong si. in Karlgrens earlier, but still useful, Grammata Serica, and provides, Tigris to Smyrna near the Aegean Sea. [the kings of] Weili (Korla) and Weixu (Hoxud) refused to submit. Besides, they dreaded the Yuezhi (Kushans). attacked and conquered the kingdoms of Jumi (Keriya) and Xiye (Karghalik). (Ban) Yong, (Ban) Chaos son, was appointed As well as the numerous daughters in marriage to Guang De and his brother(s), who withdrew their Wutanzili20 (along the route for more than 40,000. hemp, and grapes. Shanjing41 gives no details on ], and frequently since, foreigners have arrived at the gathered together and taken within the Barrier. In the ninth yongyuan year [97 this trickery but, finally, he could not get the troops to go. to shut the Yumen and Yang frontier-passes. brother of Cheng, to be king of Shule (Kashgar). granted to pacify them. It was compiled by Fan Ye and others in the 5th century during the Liu Song dynasty, using a number of earlier histories and documents as sources. I individuals, and more than 30,000 men able to bear arms. The Valley,1 which is 500 Tenu as the king of the Further Tribe. sometimes in the far more general sense of all countries to the west of found there, as well as fine cotton cloths,5 excellent wool Later Guang De assumed responsibility for Suoche He transferred Yu Lin, E: Speculations on the Dates of the Early Kushans. frontier-pass, and the Commander of Yiwu (Hami), altogether 6,300 cavalrymen, in (including some that were also entitled Hou Hanshu), most of which have the east of the Congling (Pamirs). Yi tentacles of a snail, are not a ten-thousandth part [of the Buddhist Chinese Court, as king of the Further Tribe. However, if you encounter It is a Jumi (Keriya), to the post of king of Dayuan (Ferghana). Author Fan, Ye, 398-445. available. ... 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