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Name: Loulan Kingdom

Type: Polity

Start: 125 BC

End: 108 BC

Nation: loulan

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Was an ancient kingdom based around an important oasis city along the Silk Road already known in the 2nd century BCE on the northeastern edge of the Lop Desert. In 107 BC it became a client of Han China.

Establishment


  • January 125 BC: In 126 BC, the Chinese envoy, Zhang Qian described Loulan as a fortified city near Lop Nur.
  • Chronology


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    1. Han-Xiongnu War


    Was a series of military battles fought between the Han Empire and the nomadic Xiongnu confederation.

  • January 107 BC: The Han submitted the king of Loulan.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 107 BC: The Han submitted the king of Loulan.
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