Duan tribe
The Duan (Chinese: 段; pinyin: Duàn) was a pre-state tribe of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
History[]
The reason the tribe adopted the Han Chinese surname Duan is unknown.
was given in 303 a hereditary title— the "Duke of Liaoxi" —by the Jin Dynasty. Even after their tribe was defeated and absorbed by Former Yan, the Duan clan remained honored and powerful, and several Former Yan and Later Yan empresses, as well as important officials, were members of the Duan clan.[citation needed]
Chieftains of the Duan[]
| Name | Duration of reign |
|---|---|
| Chinese convention: use family name and given name | |
| 250–271 | |
| 乞珍 Qǐzhēn | 270-303 |
| 303 – 310 or 311 | |
| 310 or 311 – 318 | |
| 318 | |
| 段匹磾 Duàn Pǐdī | 318–321 |
| 318–325 | |
| 325 | |
| 段遼 Duàn Liáo | 325 or 326 – 338 |
Language[]
Shimunek classifies Duan as a "Serbi" (i.e., para-Mongolic) language. Shimunek's "Serbi" linguistic branch also includes Taghbach, Tuyuhun, and Khitan.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Shimunek, Andrew (2017). Languages of Ancient Southern Mongolia and North China: a Historical-Comparative Study of the Serbi or Xianbei Branch of the Serbi-Mongolic Language Family, with an Analysis of Northeastern Frontier Chinese and Old Tibetan Phonology. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-10855-3. OCLC 993110372.
Categories:
- Duan tribe
- Sixteen Kingdoms
- Xianbei
- Ethnic groups in Chinese history
- Tribes of Asia