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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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;[67]( the Caspian Sea ) live Suluhe[68], Sansu, Yemiecu[69], Longhu[70] and so on. They have 8,000 soldiers. In the east of Bulin (Byzantine) live Enqu[71], Alan[72], Beiru[73]jiuli[74], Fuwenhun and so on. They have nearly 20,000 soldiers. In the south of Beihai ( the North Sea, Lake Baikal) live Dubo [75](Tubas?) and some other tribes. The names of these tribes are different, but all of them can be called Tiele. The Tiele don’t have kings, They are subject to the West Turks and East Turks separately. They don’t have permanent residence, but move with the change of grass and water. Their character is fierce and brutal. They are good riders and bow-men. They are especially greedy and make their living by looting. The tribes toward the west have more farming and feed on a lot of cattle and sheep, but they are short of horses. Since they established a state, the Turks have depended on the Tiele to invade into the west and east and thus control the northern lands.
The customs of the Tiele and Turks are much alike. However a man of << 上一页 [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] ... 下一页 >> |
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