Iraro Castle - Irarojo

...During the parallel period between the Han and Tang dynasties, it was called Kuci, and in China it was written as Kizi, Qiuzi, Quzi, Qiu Ci, Quzi, Kujia, Quxian, and Kuzhiba. Until its downfall by the Tang dynasty in 647, the king's surname was Bai, and the capital was recorded as Yancheng during the Han and Northern and Southern Dynasties, and Yiluocheng during the Tang dynasty. The people of Aryan descent spoke the Tocharian B language, an Indo-European language. It was rich in minerals and agricultural products, and also produced brocade and woolen textiles. Its true nature can be seen in the figures on the murals of caves such as the Kizil Caves.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iraro Castle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…漢･唐並行の時期にはクーチーとよばれ，中国では亀茲（きじ），丘茲，屈茲，邱慈，屈茨，苦叉，曲先，俱支囊などと表記された。647年に唐が滅ぼすまで王姓は〈白〉で，都城は漢･南北朝に延城，唐代に伊邏廬城と記され，アーリヤ人に属する民族がインド･ヨーロッパ語系のトカラB語を用いていた。豊富な鉱産･農産物があり，錦，毛織物も産出，その実体はキジル石窟等の石窟壁画人物にうかがえる。…

※「伊邏廬城」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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