Historical state
Jibin (simplified Chinese: 罽宾; traditional Chinese: 罽賓; pinyin: Jìbīn, Old Chinese: Eastern Han Chinese: *kɨas-pin[1]) is the name of an ancient state in central Asia, in the area of Gandhara and the Kabul river, but the exact location of which is unknown.
Location
There are several possibilities for the location of Jibin:
History
Jibin was described in a dedicated section in the Book of Han, Volume 96, Part 1 (Traditions of the Western Regions).[3]
References
- ^ Schuessler, Axel. (2009) Minimal Old Chinese and Later Han Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i p. 232
- ^ Schuessler (2009), p. 232
- ^ "卷096上" . Book of Han (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.