Bügür County ( transliterated from Mongolian), also known from

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as Luntai County, is a county in central

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and is under the administration of the

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. It contains an area of . According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 90,000. NK-45-04 Yeh-Yun-Kou China

Luntai has a long history associated with China. When the city refused aid to

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campaign (c. 101 BC), the inhabitants were slaughtered. Around 80 BC, a Han military colony was established on the site. , there was about 25,100 acres (165,700 '' mu'') of cultivated land in Bugur.

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References

Further Readings * Yap, Joseph P, (2019). The Western Regions, Xiongnu and Han, from the Shiji, Hanshu and Hou Hanshu. County-level divisions of Xinjiang Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture {{Xinjiang-geo-stub