Subeshi culture
Iron Age culture in Xinjiang, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Subeshi culture (1100–100 BCE, Ch: 苏贝希文化), also Subeishi or Subeixi culture, is an Iron Age culture from the area of Shanshan County, Turfan, Xinjiang, at the eastern edge of the Tarim Basin.[1] The Subeshi culture contributes some of the later period Tarim Mummies. It might be associated with the Cheshi state (車師, Chü-shih, Jushi Kingdom) known from Chinese historical sources.[2][1] The culture includes three closely related cemeteries:
- the Subeshi cemetery
- the Shengjindian cemetery,[1]
- the Yanghai cemetery.[3]
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Geographical range | Turpan, Xinjiang, China |
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Dates | 1100–100 BCE |
Preceded by | Chemurchek culture |
Followed by | Jushi Kingdom, Xiongnu |
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After 200 BCE, the Subeshi culture may have evolved into the later walled nation-state culture of the Jushi Kingdom.[4]