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An Inner Asian realm (special pronunciation instead of Dawan) located in the Ferghana Basin (Chinese: Feirganna pendi 費爾干納盆地; modern Kirgizstan) at the foots of the Pamir Mountains (Chinese: Pamir shanmai 帕米爾山脈) capital Guishan 貴山城. During the time of Emperor Han Wudi 漢武帝, an envoy named Zhang Qian 張騫 was sent out to look for the source of qualified "heavenly" horses (tianma 天馬) that were told to be bred in that area. On a second mission the Chinese envoy was killed, and Chinese troops conquered the empire of Dayuan in 104. The kingdom temporarily stood under the suzeranity of Shache. The exact location of the empire is unknown, main products were "blood sweating horses" (hanxuema 汗血馬), grapes, raisins, and hemp. During the times of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo 三國) and the Jin Dynasty 晉 the Dayuan empire still existed, but no further official contacts were made. During Northern Wei called Poluona
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