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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2346274, member: 75799&quot;]The Rouran Khaganate. 5~6th century AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>AE coins crudely imitating Kushan coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lost civilization of nomadic people living in the Northern Steppes of Ancient China during the 5-6th century AD. Also known as Jouan Jouan and other less complimentary titles such as Ru Ru by Chinese historical resources, they were a powerful confederacy which spanned a huge empire stretching to the west covering much of the silk Road. Unfortunately,&nbsp; decay and a joint force of Gokturk, Central Asian Tribes,&nbsp; Northern Qi and Northern Zhou dynasties during the 6th century broke them down and their civilization was lost in history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trivia: not to be confused with the ancient Loulan civilization that gave us the Eurasian Tocharian mummies along the Tarim basin of modern Xinjiang.[ATTACH=full]477222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477224[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477225[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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