Yilou is the modern Chinese name of a people in 3rd- to 6th-century Manchuria .
16-719: In some sources, their name was also written as Sushen , after an earlier people that were traditionally thought to be from the same region. Although it is common to link the Yilou to the earlier Sushen or the later Mohe (and hence to the Jurchens who founded the Jin Dynasty and the Manchus who founded the Qing ), such connections remain unclear, and the groups may even be from different regions entirely. Some historians think that
32-541: A similar practice. The Yilou disappeared from documents in the 6th century. The Mohe rose into power there instead. The Records of the Three Kingdoms records that the Yilou were located more than a thousand li north of Buyeo in forests covering mountainous terrain that had formerly been the kingdom of the Sushen clan. The text reports that, although the Yilou were subjects of Buyeo, they did not speak
48-666: Is the historical Chinese name for an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in the northeastern part of China (in the area of modern Jilin and Heilongjiang ) and what is in modern times the Russian Maritime Province and some other Siberian provinces. They were active during the Zhou dynasty period. Archeological relics in the area are attributed to the Xituanshan Culture . Chinese Bronze Age archaeologist Zou Heng of Peking University believed that
64-486: The Records of the Three Kingdoms , the Yilou had access to grain, cattle, horses, and sackcloth, and they produced red jade and good-quality sable skins , for which they were well known. The Yilou were talented archers and had a tendency to poison their arrowtips so that anyone they hit with their arrows died. They raised pigs for food and clothing, and they smeared themselves with pig fat in winter to protect themselves from
80-668: The 6th century. The Mohe rose into power there instead. The Chinese characters of the name can also be found in Japanese documents, in which the characters are annotated and read as Mishihase or Ashihase . According to the Nihon Shoki , the Mishihase first arrived to Sado Province during the reign of Emperor Kimmei . In 660, Japanese General Abe no Hirafu defeated the Mishihase in Hokkaidō in response to requests from
96-495: The Chinese, having heard that the Yilou paid arrows as tribute, simply linked them with the Sushen based on ancient records recording a similar practice. The Yilou disappeared from documents in the 6th century. The Mohe rose into power there instead. The Records of the Three Kingdoms records that the Yilou were located more than a thousand li north of Buyeo in forests covering mountainous terrain that had formerly been
112-742: The Sushen were also related to the Lower Xiajiadian culture . The Sushen are thought to have been Tungusic speakers. According to the Guoyu and the Classic of Mountains and Seas published in the Warring States period (476–221 BCE), Sushen was the name of the tribe who lived in Shandong and border of Liaoxi Province . The name's characters appeared as early as the 6th century BC in Chinese documents. They are almost unknown with
128-410: The Yilou to the earlier Sushen or the later Mohe (and hence to the Jurchens who founded the Jin Dynasty and the Manchus who founded the Qing ), such connections remain unclear, and the groups may even be from different regions entirely. Some historians think that the Chinese, having heard that the Yilou paid arrows as tribute, simply linked them with the Sushen based on ancient records recording
144-435: The cold. Settlements were centred around pig pens, and homes were typically pit houses , with those of the wealthy families descending as far as nine steps below ground. They apparently had no single ruler; instead, each settlement had its own head ( Chinese : 大人 ; pinyin : dàren ). This article related to the history of China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sushen people Sushen
160-412: The exception of the fact that they lived to the north of China and used flint-headed wooden arrows, farmed, hunted, and fished, and lived in caves and trees. Ancient Chinese believed that the Sushen paid arrows as tribute to an ideal Chinese ruler. In other words, an arrival of Sushen delegates was, for the Chinese, an auspicious sign of the Chinese ruler's virtue. From the 3rd century to the 6th century,
176-504: The kingdom of the Sushen clan. The text reports that, although the Yilou were subjects of Buyeo, they did not speak the same language as the people of Buyeo and Goryeo . The text's author did not know the northern extent of Yilou territory, but they reportedly had access to the sea, as they sailed in boats to plunder other kingdoms. The text notes that the Yilou were the most undisciplined of the Eastern Barbarians , as they were
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#1732765305380192-481: The name Sushen was used as an alias for the Yilou , who were in eastern Manchuria . However, the connection between the Yilou and the ancient Sushen is unclear. Some historians think that Chinese, having heard that the Yilou paid arrows as tribute, linked them with the Sushen based on knowledge of ancient documents. They paid tribute several times and pleased rulers of Northern China. The Yilou disappeared from documents in
208-525: The native inhabitants. Some historians consider that the Mishihase were identical with the Sushen of Chinese records, and others think that Japanese named the indigenous people in the northeast based on the knowledge of Chinese documents, just as the Chinese did during the Three Kingdoms period. They are generally believed to be ethnic Nivkh people and have influenced several later peoples in
224-511: The only ones not to use sacrifical vessels for food and drink. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms , the Yilou had access to grain, cattle, horses, and sackcloth, and they produced red jade and good-quality sable skins , for which they were well known. The Yilou were talented archers and had a tendency to poison their arrowtips so that anyone they hit with their arrows died. They raised pigs for food and clothing, and they smeared themselves with pig fat in winter to protect themselves from
240-518: The region such as the Wuji, Yilou and Mohe , and subsequently of the Jurchen , Manchu , Nanai and many other Tungusic peoples . Yilou Yilou is the modern Chinese name of a people in 3rd- to 6th-century Manchuria . In some sources, their name was also written as Sushen , after an earlier people that were traditionally thought to be from the same region. Although it is common to link
256-399: The same language as the people of Buyeo and Goryeo . The text's author did not know the northern extent of Yilou territory, but they reportedly had access to the sea, as they sailed in boats to plunder other kingdoms. The text notes that the Yilou were the most undisciplined of the Eastern Barbarians , as they were the only ones not to use sacrifical vessels for food and drink. According to
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