Chapter Following a Mediterranean Clue. A Reconsideration of the Sources About the Country of Haixi 海西國 (2nd–3rd Cent. CE)
Beginning with Zhang Qian’s mission during the reign of Emperor Wu, the Han expansion westwards brought new geographical knowledge. Gan Ying’s arrival on the shores of the Persian Gulf in 97 CE established a new and extreme boundary for knowledge of the West: the purpose of his mission was direct co...
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| description | Beginning with Zhang Qian’s mission during the reign of Emperor Wu, the Han expansion westwards brought new geographical knowledge. Gan Ying’s arrival on the shores of the Persian Gulf in 97 CE established a new and extreme boundary for knowledge of the West: the purpose of his mission was direct contact with the political entity known as Da Qin. Within the historiographical sources where references to Da Qin and the West appear, the toponym Haixi 海西 recurs in the Hou Hanshu 後漢書, the Hou Hanji 後漢紀, and the Weilüe 魏略. This chapter lists the historical sources on Haixi to discuss some related issues and proposes some hypotheses for identifying the place names in these texts, potentially aiding in locating Haixi geographically. Finally, a concluding paragraph addresses a previously neglected source, which appears to support the hypothesis identifying Haixi with Egyptian territory, thereby associating it with a region within the Mediterranean area. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1633472025-08-02T05:03:38Z Chapter Following a Mediterranean Clue. A Reconsideration of the Sources About the Country of Haixi 海西國 (2nd–3rd Cent. CE) PAOLILLO, Maurizio China and the West Haixi Egypt Ancient Eurasian Sea Routes Phoenix and Fenghuang Beginning with Zhang Qian’s mission during the reign of Emperor Wu, the Han expansion westwards brought new geographical knowledge. Gan Ying’s arrival on the shores of the Persian Gulf in 97 CE established a new and extreme boundary for knowledge of the West: the purpose of his mission was direct contact with the political entity known as Da Qin. Within the historiographical sources where references to Da Qin and the West appear, the toponym Haixi 海西 recurs in the Hou Hanshu 後漢書, the Hou Hanji 後漢紀, and the Weilüe 魏略. This chapter lists the historical sources on Haixi to discuss some related issues and proposes some hypotheses for identifying the place names in these texts, potentially aiding in locating Haixi geographically. Finally, a concluding paragraph addresses a previously neglected source, which appears to support the hypothesis identifying Haixi with Egyptian territory, thereby associating it with a region within the Mediterranean area. 2025-08-02T05:03:37Z 2025-08-02T05:03:37Z 2025-08-01T15:51:46Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20250801T173835_9791221505986_191 2704-5919 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/104741 9791221505986 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/163347 eng Studi e saggi open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/104741/1/44229.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0598-6.04 10.36253/979-12-215-0598-6.04 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221505986 13 Florence open access |
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| title | Chapter Following a Mediterranean Clue. A Reconsideration of the Sources About the Country of Haixi 海西國 (2nd–3rd Cent. CE) |
| title_full | Chapter Following a Mediterranean Clue. A Reconsideration of the Sources About the Country of Haixi 海西國 (2nd–3rd Cent. CE) |
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| title_short | Chapter Following a Mediterranean Clue. A Reconsideration of the Sources About the Country of Haixi 海西國 (2nd–3rd Cent. CE) |
| title_sort | chapter following a mediterranean clue a reconsideration of the sources about the country of haixi 海西國 2nd 3rd cent ce |
| topic | China and the West Haixi Egypt Ancient Eurasian Sea Routes Phoenix and Fenghuang |
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