Overview
The Yuezhi were an ancient people first described in Chinese histories as nomadic pastoralists living in an arid grassland area in the western part of the modern Chinese province of Gansu, during the 1st millennium BC. After a major defeat at the hands of the Xiongnu in 176 BC, the Yuezhi split into two groups migrating in different directions: the Greater Yuezhi and Lesser Yuezhi. This started a complex domino effect that radiated in all directions and, in the process, set the course of history for much of Asia for centuries to come. The Greater Yuezhi initially migrated northwest into the Ili Valley (on the modern borders of China and Kazakhstan), where they reportedly displaced elements of the Sakas. They.
Historical Periods
Yuezhi (-404–-204)
404 BCE – 204 BCE
Area: 907,503 km²
Yuezhi (-203–-171)
203 BCE – 171 BCE
Area: 891,651 km²
Yuezhi (-170–-145)
170 BCE – 145 BCE
Area: 160,491 km²
Yuezhi (-144–-127)
144 BCE – 127 BCE
Area: 233,962 km²
Yuezhi (-126–-111)
126 BCE – 111 BCE
Area: 571,595 km²
Yuezhi (-110–-92)
110 BCE – 92 BCE
Area: 460,655 km²
Yuezhi (-91–-64)
91 BCE – 64 BCE
Area: 460,587 km²
Yuezhi (-63–-51)
63 BCE – 51 BCE
Area: 460,247 km²
Yuezhi (-50–0)
50 BCE – 1 BCE
Area: 458,076 km²
Yuezhi (1–13)
1 CE – 13 CE
Area: 458,025 km²
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