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Loulan
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Loulan, also known by its indigenous name Kroraina or Kroran, was an ancient Tocharian kingdom in the Tarim Basin, today consumed by the Lop Desert. Based around what was at the time an important oasi
A carved wooden beam from Loulan in the British Museum, 3rd–4th century. The patterns show influences from ancient western civilizations.
A carved wooden beam from Loulan in the British Museum, 3rd–4th century. The patterns show influences from ancient western civilizations.
Sichuan brocade fragment uncovered in Loulan
Sichuan brocade fragment uncovered in Loulan
Oxhide boots from Loulan. Former Han dynasty 220 BCE-8 CE.
Oxhide boots from Loulan. Former Han dynasty 220 BCE-8 CE.
Loulan tomb mural, 220–420 CE. Loulan Museum
Loulan tomb mural, 220–420 CE. Loulan Museum
Shanshan
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Shanshan was a kingdom located at the north-eastern end of the Taklamakan Desert near the great, but now mostly dry, salt lake known as Lop Nur.
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…the Lop Desert. The capital of the kingdom sat alongside aside the lake Lop Nur, which today has dried entirely into desert. The kingdom was renamed Shanshan (鄯善) after its king was assassinated by an envoy of the Han dynasty in 77 BCE; however, the town at the northwestern corner of Lop Nur retained the…
The Yingpan man, Xinjiang, China, 4th-5th century CE. He may have been a member of the State of Shan.
The Yingpan man, Xinjiang, China, 4th-5th century CE. He may have been a member of the State of Shan.