Rouran

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Rouran Khaganate

Alternative forms[edit]

Ruanruan, Jou-jan, Jujan

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Mandarin 柔然 (Róurán).

Proper noun[edit]

Rouran

(historical) A khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin.
(historical) The language of the Rouran khaganate.

Noun[edit]

Rouran (plural Rourans or Rouran)

(historical) A member of the Rouran khaganate.

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