Koji clan Takamasa country

…After Rouran destroyed the remaining government of Northern Liang, Kanbo Zhou became King of Gaochang, and then the Han people with the surnames Zhang, Ma, and Ku became kings. The Ku clan established the Gaochang state in 498-640, and when the Western Turks rose to power north of the Tianshan Mountains, they formed a marriage alliance with them, while also making peace with the Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties. In 640 (14th year of the Zhenguan era, 17th year of the Yanshou era in Gaochang), the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Ku clan and established the Western Province Commandery. …

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…柔然が北涼の残余政権を滅ぼすと，闞伯周（かんはくしゆう）を高昌王とし，ついで張･馬･麴（きく）姓の漢人が王を称した。麴氏は498‐640年に麴氏高昌国を建て，西突厥（とつくつ）が天山北方に勃興すると姻戚関係を結び，一方，北周･隋とも連和した。640年(貞観14，高昌延寿17)唐は麴氏を滅ぼして西州都督府を置いた。…

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