Dayuan in Ferghana
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Dayuan in Ferghana was an ancient Hellenistic-influenced kingdom in Central Asia, renowned in Chinese records for its prized "heavenly horses" and as a key destination of early Silk Road diplomacy and conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dayuan | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-influenced polity
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ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAssociation | sites in the Ferghana region ⓘ |
| capital | Ershi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith | Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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horse breeding ⓘ transit trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic relations with Han dynasty
ⓘ
trade along the early Silk Road ⓘ |
| ethnicallyRelatedTo | Greco-Bactrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exported |
grapes
ⓘ
high-quality horses ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Han general Li Guangli ⓘ |
| hadRulingClass | Hellenized elites ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Da Yuan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ta-Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalElement |
Greek-style cities
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Hellenistic art NERFINISHED ⓘ urban irrigation systems ⓘ viticulture ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Silk Road horse trade
ⓘ
early Silk Road diplomacy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hellenistic culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | War of the Heavenly Horses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | heavenly horses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Chinese historical records ⓘ |
| languageInfluence |
Greek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterStatus | Han-influenced vassal after military campaigns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
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Ferghana Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Han
NERFINISHED
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Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent kingdom before Han intervention ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | city-state federation ⓘ |
| populationComposition | mixed Iranian and Hellenistic elements ⓘ |
| predecessor | Achaemenid influence in Central Asia ⓘ |
| reasonSoughtBy | acquisition of heavenly horses ⓘ |
| soughtBy | Han emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
between Ferghana and Tarim Basin
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on routes linking China and western Central Asia ⓘ |
| successor | Kushan Empire influence in region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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