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Some Chinese Sources on the Khazars and Khwarazm |
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时间：2009-7-24 13:48:37 来源：不详
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emissary at the eastern border, which is thousands of li ( around 0.5 Kilometer) away from the capital. The emissary passed by thousands of cities where numerous people lived en route from the border to the capital. As the emissary returned, the king of Arsaces sent envoys to follow him to see the vast land of Han. They made tribute of a big bird’s eggs (ostrich’s eggs?) and a magician from Lixuan (Alexandria). [3]At the same time, countries to the west of Dawan, Xuanquan (Khwarazm),[4] Dayi (Dai),[5] and those to the east of Dawan, such as Gushi , Hanmi (or Hanmo),[6] Suxie (Kesh),[7] all sent their envoys to follow the emissary to call on Tianzi (son of heaven, emperor) and make their tributes. Tianzi was delighted very much.
The second text is taken from the Han shu written by Ban Gu (32-92 AD). Ban Gu was born into one of the most prestigious families in the Han Dynasty. According to the last wish of his father, Ban Biao, he worked on the continuation of Shi ji. The Han Emperor Mingdi appointed him as director of the royal libra << 上一页 [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] ... 下一页 >> |
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