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索國

简索国 · 繁索國

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ guó

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Suoguo, a state recorded in the Chinese historical texts, said to have been established by the ancestors of the Göktürks

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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
國: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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3–2 · Suo3 guo2

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