Xingjiang
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Definitions
- 1 A township in Xingguo, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
- 2 Misspelling of Xinjiang. alt-of, misspelling
"Chinese Turkestan is known to have been under the jurisdiction of that country as early as 150 B.C. In the time of the great Han dynasty not only did their power extend to the present western boundary of the Hsing Chiang^([sic – meaning Hsin Chiang]), but even as far west as the Caspian their suzerainty was acknowledged."
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More examples"Chinese Turkestan is known to have been under the jurisdiction of that country as early as 150 B.C. In the time of the great Han dynasty not only did their power extend to the present western boundary of the Hsing Chiang^([sic – meaning Hsin Chiang]), but even as far west as the Caspian their suzerainty was acknowledged."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 興江／兴江 (Xīngjiāng).
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