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犁靬

Mandarin · pinyin Lí jiān

Han dynasty name for countries in far West
may refer to Silk Road states or Alexandria or the Roman empire

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犁: lí · plow
靬: qián · see 犂靬[Li2 jian1], Han dynasty name for countries in far West

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2–1 · Li2 jian1

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name

name of an ancient state, specifically, the Roman Empire

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