Ouetsu

…The Yue (O Yue) had the custom of painting their bodies and cutting their hair. They founded their state in Kuaiji during the Spring and Autumn Period, and after their downfall around 306 B.C., they scattered to various places. From the Qin to the Han Dynasty, the Ou Yue, the Min Yue, and the Nan Yue became independent in the lower reaches of the Oujiang, Min Jiang, and Pearl Rivers, respectively, but were suppressed by Emperor Wu of Han. The Shan Yue were active during the Three Kingdoms Period, centering on Danyang (Danyang, Jiangsu Province). …

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…越(於越)は文身断髪の習をもち，春秋時代に会稽（かいけい）に建国，前306年ころの滅亡後は各地に散居した。秦から漢にかけて甌越（おうえつ），閩越（びんえつ），南越がそれぞれ甌江，閩江，珠江の下流域に自立したが，漢の武帝に平圧された。山越は三国時代に丹楊(丹陽，江蘇省)を中心に活発に活動した。…

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