Rouzhi
E701621
Rouzhi is an alternative historical name for the Yuezhi, an ancient Central Asian people known for their migrations and role in founding the Kushan Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rouzhi canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yueh-chih
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuezhi (variant historical spelling) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yüeh-chih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Yuezhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAssociation | sites in Bactria and northern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Xiongnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Greco-Buddhist art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coinage traditions of the Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| displacedBy | Xiongnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticAssociation | Indo-European peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | ancient history ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct people ⓘ |
| influenced | cultural exchange between Central Asia and India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-distance migrations
ⓘ
role in the formation of the Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| languageStatus | language unattested directly in writing ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Han
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese historical sources ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedFrom |
Gansu region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Bactria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| modernStudyField |
Central Asian studies
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian studies ⓘ Silk Road studies ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Road history ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kushan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tocharian-related populations (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| religiousAssociations |
Hellenistic religious influences
ⓘ
early Buddhism in Central Asia ⓘ |
| roleInTrade | intermediaries on early Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| successorState | Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.