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Shatuo

The Shatuo, or the Shatuo Turks (Chinese: 沙陀突厥; pinyin: Shātuó Tūjué; also transcribed as Sha-t'o, Sanskrit Sart) were a Turkic tribe that heavily influenced northern Chinese politics from the late ninth century through the tenth century. They are noted for founding three, Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han, of the five dynasties and one, Northern Han…

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Chinese
沙陀 · 沙陀突厥
Hanyu Pinyin
Shātuó · Shātuó Tūjué
IPA
/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵/ · /ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/
Middle Chinese
/ʃˠa dɑ/ · /ʃˠa dɑ tʰuət̚ kɨut̚/
Transcriptions
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShātuóWade–GilesSha1-tʻo2IPA/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵/Middle ChineseMiddle Chinese/ʃˠa dɑ/ · TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShātuó TūjuéWade–GilesSha1-tʻo2 Tʻu1-chüeh2IPA/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/Middle ChineseMiddle Chinese/ʃˠa dɑ tʰuət̚ kɨut̚/
Wade–Giles
Sha1-tʻo2 · Sha1-tʻo2 Tʻu1-chüeh2

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Song dynasty

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Surnames of Shatuo

  • Li Li (李)
  • Zhu Zhu (surname)
  • Sha Sha (surname)
  • Liu Liu (surname)

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Shatuo

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples298
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

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Shatuo

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related to Sources · 50
Shatuo → Almaty, Amérique, Carter Vaughn, Central Asia, Chavannes, Cheng Wen Publishing Co, China Branch, Chinaknowledge, Davis, Documents, DYNASTIES, Emperor Mingzong, Fire, Founding, From Warhorses, Great Britain, Harvard University Press, Hong Kong University PressFindley, Ice, Imperial China
related to Early Shatuo (7-8th century) · 31
Shatuo → An Lushan, Anqing, At, Chang'an, Chinese, Deeds, During, Emperor Taizong, Emperor Xuanzong, Geshu Han, Goryeo, He, In, Jinshan, Li Keyong, Long, Occasional, Shatuo Jinshan, Shatuo Turks/Shatuo Tujue, Tang
related to Li Keyong · 26
Shatuo → According, Chang'an, Combined, Daizhou, Despite, Dragon, From, He, Huang Chao, In, It, Jinyang, Keyong, Keyong’s, Li Guochang, Li Keyong, Liaozhou, Sima Guang, Single Eye, Tang
related to Later Tang · 25
Shatuo → Beijing, Han Chinese, In, Kaifeng, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Tang Emperor, Li, Li Congke, Li Cunxu, Li Keyong, Li Siyuan, Lu, Luoyang, Prince, Restored Tang, Shaanxi Province, Shanxi, Shatuo Later Tang Emperor, Sixteen Prefectures
related to Shatuo · 24
Shatuo → After, Anqing, Barkul, China, Chinese, Chuy, Chuy Shatuo, Chuyue, Five Dynasties, Huang Chao, Inner China, Onoq, Shatuoji, Sogdian, Suoge, Tang, Ten Kingdoms, The Chuyue, The Shatuo, Tibetans
related to Later Han and Northern Han · 23
Shatuo → Bian, Chong, Emperor, Han Chinese, He, Kaifeng, Khitan, Khitan Liao, Later Han, Later Jin, Later Zhou, Liu, Liu Jiyuan, Liu Zhiyuan, Northern Han Emperor Liu, Northern Han Kingdom, Shanxi, Shatuo Turk, Song, The
related to Tiele · 23
Shatuo → Bayar, Baye, Bayegu, Bayïrku, Beiting Protectorate, Jinzhong, Lord, Loyal, Other, Other Chinese, Ouyang Xiu, Shatuo Li Keyong, Shatuo's, Tang, Tang Dezong's, The, The Song, Tiele, Utmost, Western Turkic
related to Chuyue · 18
Shatuo → After, Chuban, Chumi, Chumuhun, Chumukun, Chuy, Chuyue, First Turkic Khaganate, Onoq, Ten Arrows, The Chuyue, The Shatuo, The Yueban, These, Tiele, Union, Western Turkic Chuyue, Yueban
related to Later Jin · 18
Shatuo → Bian, Gaozu, Han Chinese Later Tang, Kaifeng, Khitan, Khitans, Later, Later Jin, Later Tang, Li Congke, Liao, Liao Empire, Shi, Shi Jingtang, Sixteen Prefectures, The Later Jin, The Later Tang, When Shi's
related to Tang subjects (9th century) · 15
Shatuo → Beshbalik, By, Han Chinese, Hedong, However, In, Jin, Shanxi, Tang, Tang China, The Shatuo, The Uyghurs, Their, Tibetans, Zhuye Jinzhong

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tang later li dynasty han northern also turkic chinese jin emperor zhuye keyong century tribes chuyue china people khaganate surname

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShatuoChinese沙陀1.00infobox
ShatuoChinese沙陀突厥1.00infobox
ShatuoHanyu PinyinShātuó1.00infobox
ShatuoHanyu PinyinShātuó Tūjué1.00infobox
ShatuoIPA/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵/1.00infobox
ShatuoIPA/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/1.00infobox
ShatuoMiddle Chinese/ʃˠa dɑ/1.00infobox
ShatuoMiddle Chinese/ʃˠa dɑ tʰuət̚ kɨut̚/1.00infobox
ShatuoTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShātuóWade–GilesSha1-tʻo2IPA/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵/Middle ChineseMiddle Chinese/ʃˠa dɑ/1.00infobox
ShatuoTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShātuó TūjuéWade–GilesSha1-tʻo2 Tʻu1-chüeh2IPA/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/Middle ChineseMiddle Chinese/ʃˠa dɑ tʰuət̚ kɨut̚/1.00infobox
ShatuoWade–GilesSha1-tʻo21.00infobox
ShatuoWade–GilesSha1-tʻo2 Tʻu1-chüeh21.00infobox

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