''Liuguiguo'' () is the toponym for the ''Liugui'' people documented in old Chinese records, including the ''
Xin Tangshu
The ''New Book of Tang'', generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese ...
'', ''
Zizhi Tongjian
''Zizhi Tongjian'' () is a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography, published in 1084 AD during the Northern Song dynasty in the form of a chronicle recording Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynast ...
'', and ''
Wenxian Tongkao
The ''Wenxian Tongkao'' () or ''Tongkao'' was one of the model works of the ''Tongdian'' compiled by Ma Duanlin in 1317, during the Yuan Dynasty.
References
*Dong, Enlin, et al. (2002). ''Historical Literature and Cultural Studies''. Wuhan: Hubei ...
''.
Its location is uncertain, being placed by some in the area of
Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and wes ...
and others beyond to the northeast.
The description on
Matteo Ricci
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's
map
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes.
Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although ...
corresponds with what is known from these texts, both the ''Xin Tangshu'' and ''Zizhi Tongjian'' referring to furs, the former also to their inability to ride.
A ''Liugui'' "
tribute embassy" to the
Tang
Tang or TANG most often refers to:
* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
Tang or TANG may also refer to:
Chinese states and dynasties
* Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...
in the fourteenth year of
Zhenguan (640) is also documented.
See also
*
Okhotsk culture
The Okhotsk culture is an archaeological coastal fishing and hunter-gatherer culture that developed around the southern coastal regions of the Sea of Okhotsk, including Sakhalin, northeastern Hokkaido, and the Kuril Islands during the last half o ...
References
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Archaeological cultures of East Asia