Sushen and Yilou

Sushen and Yilou appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Manchuria (East Asia) from c. 1100 BCE to 400 CE, a span of 1,499 years. Its people spoke Tungusic languages (Jurchen, Manchu, Evenki).

Forest hunters of eastern Manchuria who, Chinese texts say, brought the Zhou kings stone-tipped arrows as tribute. They raised pigs, lived in pit houses and are seen as early ancestors of the Jurchens.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1100 BCE to 400 CE

Duration

1,499 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Manchuria, East Asia

Language family

Tungusic

Came from

• Amur and Ussuri foragers c. 3200 to 1100 BCE

Became

• Mohe c. 400 to 926 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1046 BCE Battle of Muye
• 551 BCE Birth of Confucius
• 221 BCE Qin unifies China
• 210 BCE First Emperor buried with the Terracotta Army
• 105 Cai Lun presents paper
• 184 Yellow Turban rebellion
• 372 Buddhism reaches Korea

Neighbours in East Asia

• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE
• Eastern Han 25 to 220 CE
• Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE
• Chu c. 1030 to 223 BCE
• Silla 57 BCE to 668 CE
• Goguryeo 37 BCE to 668 CE
• Baekje 18 BCE to 660 CE
• Gojoseon c. 700 to 108 BCE
• Qin (Zhou state) c. 770 to 221 BCE

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
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa

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