Wusun

Wusun was a state in Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 160 BCE to 450 CE, about 609 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Nomads who drove the Yuezhi from the Ili valley and became Han China's allies against the Xiongnu, receiving Chinese princesses as brides. Rouran pressure pushed them into the Pamirs in the 5th century.

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Facts

Dates

c. 160 BCE to 450 CE

Duration

609 years

Type

State

Region

Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Capital

Chigu (near Issyk-Kul)

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 138 BCE Zhang Qian travels west

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE
• Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
• Rouran Khaganate 330 to 555 CE
• Xianbei state c. 93 to 234 CE
• Greco-Bactrian Kingdom c. 256 to 125 BCE
• Hephthalite Empire c. 450 to 560 CE
• Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
• Ancient Chorasmia c. 600 BCE to 305 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East

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