Kōgen era (1256.10.5-1257.3.14)
inscription of scripture on stone
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
Wang Mang (45 BCE - 23 CE), Chinese emperor
Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
Liu Xuande (founder of the Shu-Han dynasty)
Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander)
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
repair; renovation; restoration
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
a follower; yield allegiance to
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
territorial relationship; regional bond
great wall (of China); long wall
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)