History
In the third century AD, the Dingling people formed part of the Southern Hsiung-Nu. According to the Weilüe, an account from the years 239 to 265, a group of the Thing fled to the western steppes of Kazakhstan. During theThe king list
* 487–503 Āfúzhìluó (阿伏至羅) * 503–505 Bálìyán (跋利延) * 505–516 Mí'étú (彌俄突) * 516–524 Yīfú (伊匐) * 524–536 Yuèjū (越居) * 536–540 Bǐzào (比造) * 540–541 Qùbīn (去賓)Origin
According to Chinese sources, the Gaoche (Kao-chü, chin. "''high chariot/cart''") were considered to be closest ethnically to the T'ieh-le (Tiele). Originally known as the ''Kao-chü Ting-ling'' (chin. "High Chariot Ting-ling"), the Kao-chü were apparently the last surviving branch of the Chidi (Chile). According to the ''History of Gaoche'' from the Chinese Chronicle Wei Shou (6th century), the origin of the Ting-ling/Dingling (丁零) and T'ieh-le (丁零 ) can be traced back to the Chidi (赤狄) orReferences