19 Facts About Wusun

Wusun originally lived between the Qilian Mountains and Dunhuang near the Yuezhi.

Wusun then became close allies of the Han dynasty and remained a powerful force in the region for several centuries.

Wusun is a modern pronunciation of the Chinese Characters '??'.

Wusun were first mentioned by Chinese sources as living together with the Yuezhi between the Qilian Mountains and Dunhuang, although different locations have been suggested for these toponyms.

Wusun was miraculously saved from hunger being suckled by a she-wolf, and fed meat by ravens.

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Wusun won many victories for the Xiongnu and the Wusun became powerful.

Wusun subsequently took over the Ili Valley, expanding over a large area and trying to keep away from the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu then sent a force against the Wusun but were defeated, after which the Xiongnu even more than before considered Liejiaomi a supernatural being, avoiding conflict with him.

Some time after the Han-Wusun negotiations had ended, the Han inflicted several blows to the Xiongnu.

Jieyou lived for fifty years among the Wusun and bore five children, including the oldest Yuanguimi, whose half-brother Wujiutu was born to a Xiongnu mother.

Wusun's sent numerous letters to the Han requesting assistance against the Xiongnu.

The Wusun were subsequently rewarded with silks, while diplomatic exchanges were resumed.

Later, in a more thorough study by Soviet archaeologists of eighty-seven skulls of Zhetysu, the six skulls of the Wusun period were determined to be purely Caucasoid or close to it.

Wusun are generally believed to be an Indo-European people and speak a language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch.

Wusun's describes them as nomads who lived in felt tents, ate raw meat and drank fermented mare's milk.

However, the Wusun were noted for their harmony towards their neighbours, even though they were constantly raided by the Xiongnu and Kangju.

The Wusun fielded a regular army, with each freeman being considered a warrior.

The Wusun elite maintained itself through tribute from conquered tribes, war booty and trading profits.

Typical of early patriarchal stratified societies, Wusun widows were obliged to remain within the family of their late husband by marrying one of his relatives, a concept known as levirate marriage.