Dayuan

thumb|320px|The Dayuan (in Ferghana) was one of the three advanced civilizations of [[Central Asia around 130 BCE, together with Parthia and Greco-Bactria, according to the Chinese historical work Book of Han.]]

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History
Persia
Hellenistic rule (329–160 BCE)
Greco-Bactrian kingdom (250–160 BCE)
Saka rule
Yuezhi migration
Han Chinese rule and interaction
Zhang Qian's Report
Urbanized city-dwellers
Appearance and Culture
Han-Dayuan war
Era of East-West trade and cultural exchange
See also
Footnotes
References
External links

Dayuan (or Tayuan; ; Middle Chinese dâiC-jwɐn Although the states from Dayuan west to Anxi speak rather different languages, their customs are generally similar and their languages mutually intelligible. The men all have deep-set eyes and profuse beards and whiskers. They are skillful at commerce and will haggle over a fraction of a cent. Women are held in great respect, and the men make decisions on the advice of their women.