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Jibin

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Jibin in the context of Central Asia in the 1st century BC, during the Western Han dynasty
Tomb of Li Dan, a man from Jibin who died in Xi'an, China in 564 CE.

Jibin (simplified Chinese: 罽宾; traditional Chinese: 罽賓; pinyin: Jìbīn, Old Chinese: Eastern Han Chinese: *kɨas-pin[1]) is the name of an ancient state in central Asia, in the area of Gandhara and the Kabul river, but the exact location of which is unknown.

Location

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There are several possibilities for the location of Jibin:

History

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Jibin was described in a dedicated section in the Book of Han, Volume 96, Part 1 (Traditions of the Western Regions).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Schuessler, Axel. (2009) Minimal Old Chinese and Later Han Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i p. 232
  2. ^ Schuessler (2009), p. 232
  3. ^ "卷096上" . Book of Han (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.