Names
Lionel Giles has recorded the following names for Miran (with his Wade-Giles forms of the Chinese names converted to pinyin):
- "Yuni, old capital of Loulan
- "Old Eastern Town" ; "Little Shanshan"
- Qitun Cheng ; Tun Cheng
- Mirān .
During the period of Tibetan occupation (mid-8th to mid-9th centuries), the area was known as Nop Chungu (nob chu ngu).
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