Daien - Daien

Japanese: 大宛 - だいえん

The name given by Chinese during the Han Dynasty to the Fergana region on the upper reaches of the Syr River in southeastern Central Asia. It was known to the area by Zhang Qian during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, and acquired the fine horses (blood sweat horses) that were a specialty of the Dayuan region during Li Guangli's expedition (104-102 BC). The inhabitants were originally Iranian and influenced by ancient Greek culture, but after the 7th century, Turkic peoples invaded the area and it was ruled by the Kara-Khanid dynasty, Kara-Khitai (Western Liao), Chagatai Khanate, and Timurid dynasty, during which time it became Islamized. It was annexed by Russia in 1876.

Source: Obunsha World History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha World History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

中央アジアの南東部，シル川上流のフェルガナ（Fergana）地方を漢代の中国人が呼んだ名称
前漢の武帝のとき張騫 (ちようけん) によって知られ，李広利の遠征（前104〜前102）によって大宛地方特産の良馬（汗血馬）を獲得。住民は古くはイラン系民族で古代ギリシア文化の影響を受けたが，７世紀以後トルコ系民族が侵入し，カラ−ハン朝・カラ−キタイ（西遼）・チャガタイ−ハン国・ティムール朝に支配され，その間にイスラーム化した。1876年ロシアに併合された。

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