• Gan Ying (Chinese: 甘英; pinyin: Gān Yīng; fl. 90s CE) was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and military official who was sent on a mission to the Roman Empire...
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    directly in antiquity, although general Ban Chao sent Gan Ying as an envoy to "Daqin" in 97 AD. Gan Ying did not reach Daqin: he stopped at the coast of a...
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    the Chinese general Ban Chao tried to send his envoy Gan Ying to Rome, but Parthians dissuaded Gan from venturing beyond the Persian Gulf. Ancient Chinese...
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    Ying-Yi, sometimes called Yingtan after its principal dialect, is one of the Gan Chinese languages. It is named after Yingtan and Yiyang, and is spoken...
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  • were made at reaching the Roman Empire and although the mission led by Gan Ying in 97 AD was a failure, Chinese historical records nevertheless maintain...
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    of the Western Regions, sent his emissary Gan Ying on a diplomatic mission to reach the Roman Empire. Gan visited the court of Pacorus II at Hecatompylos...
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    of the Western Regions, sent his emissary Gan Ying on a diplomatic mission to reach the Roman Empire. Gan visited the court of Pacorus at Hecatompylos...
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  • Census who identified as Asian. Gan De (甘德; fl. 4th century BC), Chinese astronomer and astrologer of the State of Qi Gan Ying (甘英; fl. 97), Chinese military...
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  • gallons (950,000 m3) of water per day. The public baths use half the supply. Gan Ying, is sent as an emissary to Daquin (Rome), though he is turned back by the...
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    Chinese general Ban Chao dispatched an envoy to Rome in the person of Gan Ying. Gan Ying never made it to Rome. He might have reached the eastern coast of...
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  • (epistle to the Corinthians) (or 102 according to Roman Catholic tradition) Gan Ying, Chinese ambassador of the Han dynasty Jia Kui, Chinese scholar and philosopher...
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    borders of Parthia. It was from here that the Han general dispatched envoy Gan Ying to Daqin (Rome). The Silk Road essentially came into being from the 1st...
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    natural - either Heavenly retribution or the philosophical concept of gan-ying or stimulus-response (also known as "sympathetic resonance"). The latter...
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    coin as late as AD 715. It was visited in AD 97 by the Chinese envoy, Gan Ying 甘英, who referred to it as 干羅 (Pinyin: Gànluò; reconstructed ancient pronunciation...
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  • of one Xiongnu tribe after another. Ban Chao also sent an envoy named Gan Ying to Daqin (Rome). Ban Chao was created the Marquess of Dingyuan (定遠侯, i...
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    Japan. He also initiated an unsuccessful mission to Rome in AD 97 with Gan Ying as emissary. A Roman embassy of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180 AD)...
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    campaigns. In 97, Ban Chao sent his assistant Gan Ying (甘英) (Kan Ying) on a mission to the Roman Empire—but Gan turned back after reaching an unnamed shore...
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    Chinese general Ban Chao dispatched an envoy to Rome in the person of Gan Ying. Several Roman embassies to China followed from 166, and are officially...
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  • Sanguozhi indicate that Xu Gan died in 217 (22nd year of the Jian'an era), along with Chen Lin, Ying Yang (nephew of Ying Shao) and Liu Zhen...
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    Gan, Gann or Kan is a group of Sinitic languages spoken natively by many people in the Jiangxi province of China, as well as significant populations in...
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  • where Chen Mu was killed. In 97, Ban Chao commissioned an envoy named Gan Ying to visit Rome. He was unsuccessful, but returned after traveling as far...
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  • seven scholars are Wang Can, Chen Lin, Ruan Yu (阮瑀), Liu Zhen (劉楨), Xu Gan, Ying Chang [zh; fr] (應瑒), and Kong Rong. Ruan Yu was the father of Ruan Ji...
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    Grand Antiquity Inner Response Book (Chinese: 太上感應篇; pinyin: Tai Shang Gan Ying Pian), and the All Embracing Four Methods of Training (Chinese: 了凡四訓; pinyin:...
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    mission followed an unsuccessful attempt by the Han diplomat Gan Ying to reach Rome in 97. Gan Ying was delayed at the Persian Gulf, by Arsacid authorities...
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    gallons (950,000 m3) of water per day. The public baths use half the supply. Gan Ying, is sent as an emissary to Daquin (Rome), though he is turned back by the...
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    the other rulers of Characene depicted Heracles. The Chinese explorer Gan Ying visited Characene during his reign. Monika Schuol, The Charakene. A Mesopotamian...
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    explored Central Asia and in 97 AD dispatched his envoys Gan Ying to Daqin (i.e. the Roman Empire). Gan was dissuaded by Parthian authorities from venturing...
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    Na Ying (born 27 November 1967) is a Chinese singer and musical judge. She is known for her prominent roles as a judge on Chinese TV singing shows such...
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    hostages, as submission to the Han dynasty. In 97 CE Ban Chao sent an envoy, Gan Ying, who reached the Persian Gulf or the Black Sea and left the first recorded...
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    He Ying Ying (born Hor Ying Ying on 28 January 1995) is a Singaporean actress. He Ying Ying was born into a family made up of her father, businessman,...
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