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Xi Shi 西施 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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Xi Shi 西施 was a beautiful woman that contributed to the downfall of King Fucha 夫差 of Wu 吳.

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.

Yi 夷 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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Yi 夷 is an old general term for non-Chinese tribes especially in southern China, but sometimes also used as a common designation for barbarians (i. e., less cultivated peoples). Such a meaning can be seen in the names Zhuyi 諸夷 (the many Yi), Dongyi 東夷…

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.

Yue 越 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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Yue 越 was an ancient term referring to the Non-Chinese inhabitants of the southeast and far south of China.

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…