Yue people - Etsuzoku (English spelling) Yuè zú

Japanese: 越族 - えつぞく（英語表記）Yuè zú

A maritime ethnic group that spread from Zhejiang Province in China to Indochina. They are collectively known as the Baiyue. The Yue (Ou Yue) practiced painting their bodies and cutting their hair. They founded their nation in Kuaiji during the Spring and Autumn Period, and after their downfall around 306 BCE, they scattered to various places. From the Qin to the Han dynasties, the Ouyue, Minyue, and Nanyue became independent in the lower reaches of the Oujiang, Minjiang, and Pearl Rivers, respectively, but were suppressed by Emperor Wu of Han. The Shanyue were active during the Three Kingdoms period, centering around Danyang (Jiangsu Province). The Luoyue, who moved south to the Song Khoi River basin, became independent during the Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty and prospered as a Vietnamese ethnic group.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，浙江省からインドシナにかけて分布した海洋系の民族。百越(粤)と総称する。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。ソンコイ川流域に南下した駱越（らくえつ）は五代･宋初に独立してベトナム族として栄えた。

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