Loulan Kingdom facts for kids

A carved wooden beam from Loulan in the British Museum, 3rd-4th century.

Loulan, also called Krorän or Kroraina, was an ancient kingdom. It was based on an important oasis city on the Silk Road. It was known in the 2nd century BC on the northeastern edge of the Lop Desert. Loulan is now in Xinjiang, China.

The oasis has now dried up.

Images for kids

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  The Tarim Basin in the 3rd century, showing two sites of the town of Loulan, the Shanshan kingdom, and the related states

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  Loulan silk fragment

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  Krořän/Loulan and several other Indo-European oases kingdoms as Western Region Protectorate of the Han.

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  Oxhide boots from Loulan. Former Han dynasty 220 BCE-8 CE.

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  Fragment of carpet discovered by Aurel Stein in a refuse pit at Loulan. 3rd–4th century.

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  Felt and feather hat from Loulan. Early Han dynasty 202 BCE–8 CE

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  Winged male figure, with Hellenistic influences, from the mural paintings signed Tita in the Loulan site of Miran (Xinjiang), 3rd century CE

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  Male face with a caduceus 200–400 AD. The staff suggests the Greek deity Hermes.

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  Kharosthi document found in Loulan by Aurel Stein

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  Loulan Museum, Charklik

See also

In Spanish: Reino Loulan para niños