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Bohai 渤海 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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Bohai 渤海 was a native state in the north of modern Manchuria (modern province of Heilongjiang). It flourished during 8th and 9th centuries and was a tributary state to the Tang empire (618-907) in China.

Rouran 柔然 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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The Rourans 柔然 (sometimes translated as Avars) were a nomad people living in the northern steppe zone during the 5th and 6th centuries CE. They were believed to belong to the Eastern Hu 東胡 and to be related to the Xianbei 鮮卑. Some Chinese historians said…

congshu 叢書 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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A congshu 叢書 (collectanea) is a collection of individual books in one series. The writings often belong to a certain category or have a common theme but can also be of special interest for the compiler of the collectanea.

wujue 五爵 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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The five ranks of nobility (wujue 五爵) in ancient China.

Wuhuan 烏桓 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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The Wuhuan 烏桓, also written Wuwan 烏丸, were a people roaming the eastern area of modern Mongolia during the Han period.

Xiongnu 匈奴 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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The Xiongnu 匈奴 were a nomad people living north and northwest of China during the Qin 秦 (221-206 BC) and Han 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE) periods.

Shuofu 說郛 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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Shuofu 說郛 is a collection of tales and short stories compiled by the Ming period scholar Tao Zongyi 陶宗儀.

Zhou Period Literature (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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The Zhou Dynasty 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE) was probably the dynasty that reigned for the longest period of time not only among all Chinese dynasties, but of the whole world. Such a long rule contributed to the image of the Zhou rulers and their political and…