Yan-shi; Yen-shi

Japanese: 閼氏 - あっし(英語表記)Yan-shi; Yen-shi
Yan-shi; Yen-shi
A title given to the wife of the Xiongnu Chanyu (ruler). In principle, they were chosen from a specific number of clans within the Xiongnu tribe. There is no consensus on the origin of the word.

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Japanese:
匈奴の単于 (ぜんう。君主) の后妃の称号。匈奴部族中の特定の数氏族から選ばれるのが原則であった。語源についての定説はない。

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