Wusun originally lived between the Qilian Mountains and Dunhuang near the Yuezhi.
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Wusun then became close allies of the Han dynasty and remained a powerful force in the region for several centuries.
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Wusun is a modern pronunciation of the Chinese Characters '??'.
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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.
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Wusun subsequently took over the Ili Valley, expanding over a large area and trying to keep away from the Xiongnu.
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Some time after the Han-Wusun negotiations had ended, the Han inflicted several blows to the Xiongnu.
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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.
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Wusun's sent numerous letters to the Han requesting assistance against the Xiongnu.
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The Wusun were subsequently rewarded with silks, while diplomatic exchanges were resumed.
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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.
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Wusun are generally believed to be an Indo-European people and speak a language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch.
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Wusun's describes them as nomads who lived in felt tents, ate raw meat and drank fermented mare's milk.
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The Wusun fielded a regular army, with each freeman being considered a warrior.
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The Wusun elite maintained itself through tribute from conquered tribes, war booty and trading profits.
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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.
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