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Chinese History - Non-Chinese peoples and neighboring states
Shan 撣

A country probably located in the hills of modern Yunnan and Myanmar and identical to the modern Shan tribes (?). There were contacts between the Eastern Han (Donghan 東漢) and a king called Yongyoudiao 雍由調 who sent presents to the Chinese emperor, including dwarfs and musicians.

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