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Wusun

The Wusun (/ˈwuːsʌn/ WOO-sun) were an ancient semi-nomadic steppe people mentioned in Chinese records from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD.

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Wusun

Nodes215
Edges214
Triples268
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009302
Components1

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related to Language · 40
Wusun → Archaeological, Beckwith, Central Asia, Central Asian, Chinese, Christopher, Colin Masica, David Durand-Guédy, David Keightley, Dayuan, Denis Sinor, Edwin, Elena Kuzmina, Golden, Húrén, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Aryan-speaking, Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian
related to Genetics · 33
Wusun → An, Bactria, BC, BMAC, Both, C4a1, East Asian, Haplogroup R1a, HV6, Iranian Z93, J1c5a, Kangju, Kazakhstan, Khövsgöl LBA, Late Bronze Age, Margiana Archaeological Complex, May, Mongolian, Mongols, Most
related to Establishing relations with the Han · 31
Wusun → After, BC, Chigu, Chinese, Dayuan, Dzungaria, Ferghana, Han, Ili Valley, In, Iranian Saka, Issyk Kul, It, Kangju, Kazakhstan, Lying, Qian, Sai, Saka, Scythian Sai
related to Migration to the Ili Valley · 26
Wusun → According, Bactria, BC, Buddhism, Chanyu, China, Gangetic, He, Ili Valley, Kanishka, Kujula Kadphises, Kushan Empire, Liejiaomi, Pataliputra, Shiji, Silk Road, Sogdia, South Asia, Tarim Basin, The Wusun
related to As Han allies · 25
Wusun → After, Along, Beichouge, Cenzou, Cenzou's, Ferghana Valley, Han, Han-Wusun, Jieyou, Kangju, Liejiaomi, Princess Jieyou, Princess Xijun, She, Since Liejiaomi, Some, The Han, The Xiongnu, Wengguimi, Wu
related to history · 24
Wusun → AD, After, Around, BC, BC Modu Chanyu, Chinese, Dunhuang, Gansu, Hephthalites, In, It, Khitan Liao, Modu Chanyu, Mohe, Mongolian Plain, Nandoumi, Pamir Mountains, Qilian Mountains, Rouran, The Wusun
related to Connection to Western histography · 20
Wusun → Asii, Central Asia, Chinese Turkestan, Essedoni, French, Geographica, Golden, Herodotus, Iaroslav Lebedynsky, Issedoi, Issedones, Issedoni, IV, Peter, Phillips, Ptolemy's Geography, Some, The Issedones, Their, Western Siberia
related to Economy · 18
Wusun → According, BC, Book, Chinese, Dzungaria, Han, However, Kangju, Liu Jian, Liu Xijun, Numerous, She, Shiji, Since, Some, The, Xiongnu, Zhetysu
related to Physical appearance · 17
Wusun → Book, Caucasoid, Changes, Forest, Han, Initially, Jiaoshi Yilin, Later, Mongoloid, Shiji, Soviet, The, The Book, Western Han, Wusun's, Yan Shigu, Zhetysu
related to Archaeology · 16
Wusun → AD, Almaty, Another, Aygîrdzhal, BC, Chil-pek, Graves, Kargali, Most, Numerous, Saka, Shaman, Tenlik, Tian Shan, Yuezhi, Zhetysu

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xiongnu yuezhi han chinese bc kunmi ad zhetysu sent people valley around became also kangju iranian saka mentioned gansu later

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Wusunis amost unusual0.90text
Wusunis aKargali burial of a female Shaman discovered at an altitude of 20.90text
Peter Binstance ofConnection to Western histographySome scholars0.80text
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyNumerous0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyZhetysu0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyTian Shan0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyMost0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyChil-pek0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologySaka0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyAygîrdzhal0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyBC0.60section
Wusunrelated to ArchaeologyAD0.60section

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