History
As early as the first millennium BC silk goods began appearing in Siberia, having traveled over the Northern branch of the Silk Road, including the Hexi Corridor segment.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), the Yuezhi tribe overcame previous settlers, the Wusun and Qiang tribes, occupying the western Hexi Corridor. Later, Northern Xiongnu tribal armies vanquished the Yuezhi and established dominance here during the early Han Dynasty.
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