Kroraina

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Kroraina was an ancient Central Asian oasis kingdom in the Tarim Basin, known from Chinese records as Shanshan and important along the Silk Road.

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Kroraina canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Silk Road polity
ancient kingdom
oasis state
archaeologicalFinds Buddhist artifacts
Kharosthi inscriptions
wooden documents
archaeologicalSite Niya ruins
linked to: Subashi ruins
associatedWith Niya Kingdom
borderedBy Taklamakan Desert
capital Niya
connectedRoutes southern Silk Road route around Taklamakan Desert
culturalInfluence Chinese
Indian
Iranian
declineReason desertification
shifting trade routes
economyBasedOn caravan trade
oasis agriculture
flourishedDuring 1st millennium CE
Han dynasty period
Jin dynasty period
linked to: Jin dynasty
hasAlternativeName Shan-shan
linked to: Shanshan

Shanshan Kingdom
hasChineseName Shanshan
hasTitleForRuler king
knownAs Loulan region (broad cultural sense)
linked to: Loulan
knownFrom Chinese historical records
languageFamily Indo-European languages
locatedIn Central Asia
Tarim Basin
mentionedIn Hou Hanshu
Weilue
partOf Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
politicalStructure monarchy
presentLocation Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
linked to: Xinjiang
regionType oasis belt on southern Tarim Basin route
religionPracticed Buddhism
local Iranian-related cults
strategicRole intermediary between China and Western Regions
subordinateTo Han dynasty China (at times)
linked to: Han dynasty

Later Chinese dynasties (intermittently)
tradeGoods horses
jade
silk
spices
usedScript Kharosthi script

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Shanshan hasAlternativeName Kroraina
Loulan hasAlternateName Kroraina
Lou-lan hasAlternativeName Kroraina