Kroraina
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Kroraina was an ancient Central Asian oasis kingdom in the Tarim Basin, known from Chinese records as Shanshan and important along the Silk Road.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silk Road polity
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ oasis state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
Buddhist artifacts
ⓘ
Kharosthi inscriptions ⓘ wooden documents ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Niya ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Niya Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Taklamakan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Niya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedRoutes | southern Silk Road route around Taklamakan Desert ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Chinese
ⓘ
Indian ⓘ Iranian ⓘ |
| declineReason |
desertification
ⓘ
shifting trade routes ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
caravan trade
ⓘ
oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
1st millennium CE
ⓘ
Han dynasty period ⓘ Jin dynasty period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Shan-shan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanshan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | Shanshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleForRuler | king ⓘ |
| knownAs | Loulan region (broad cultural sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Chinese historical records ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hou Hanshu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weilue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | oasis belt on southern Tarim Basin route ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Iranian-related cults ⓘ |
| strategicRole | intermediary between China and Western Regions ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Han dynasty China (at times)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Later Chinese dynasties (intermittently) ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
horses
ⓘ
jade ⓘ silk ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| usedScript | Kharosthi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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