The Yuezhi [a] were an ancient people first described in Chinese histories as nomadic pastoralists living in an arid grassland area in the western part of the modern Chinese province of Gansu, during the 1st millennium BC.

Yuezhi, ancient people who ruled in Bactria and India from about 128 bce to about 450 ce. The Yuezhi are first mentioned in Chinese sources at the beginning of the 2nd century bce as nomads living in the western part of Gansu province, northwestern China.

Jan 4, 2016 · The Yuezhi were an ancient nomadic group of people from Central Asia who spoke an Indo-European language. It is likely that most people today are unfamiliar with the Yuezhi Civilization.

Nov 29, 2018 · They are describes as nomadic people living in the western part of Gansu province, northwestern China. Known by a Chinese name (“Meat Eaters,” a Chinese appellation), the Yuezhi was one of the numerous Iranian or Aryan nomadic tribes.

Nov 28, 2011 · The Yuezhi 月氏 (-zhī, also written 月支 and in some manuals read "Rouzhi") were a nomad people romaning Central Asia between the 2nd cent. BCE and the 1st cent. CE. The Chinese called this people commonly Da Yuezhi 大月氏 "the Great Yuezhi".

This book provides a detailed narrative history of the dynasty and confederation of the Yuezhi, whose migration from western China to the northern border of present-day Afghanistan resulted ultimately in the creation of the Kushan Empire.

This book attempts to provide a detailed narrative history of the dynasty and confederation of the Yuezhi, whose migration from western China to the northern border of present-day Afghanistan resulted ultimately in the creation of the Kushan Empire.

Dec 4, 2024 · The Yuezhi are an ancient nomadic population that lived between Dunhuang and the Tianshan Mountains before they were first mentioned in the Chinese historical record in about 200 B.C. Before the rise of the Xiongnu Chanyu Modu, the Yuezhi had a strong power base, ruling a vast region that ranged from the Gansu Province to the Tianshan.

Aug 1, 2008 · The Yuezhi is the first monograph dedicated entirely to a mysterious people of that name who migrated long distances from the western borders of the former Han dynasty to Central Asia.

This book provides a detailed narrative history of the dynasty and confederation of the Yuezhi, whose migration from western China to the northern border of present-day Afghanistan resulted...