Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,909,221,529 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Juan-Juan

    0.03 sec.
Juan-Juan 

(also, Jou-jan; in Russian, zhuzhane), a confederation of nomadic tribes inhabiting the steppes of western Manchuria, Mongolia, and Turkestan during the early Middle Ages. Its rise is associated with the name of Shelun’ (402–410), who united scattered tribes into a powerful military confederation. Wars with the Turks, Chinese, and Uighurs, as well as unceasing internal strife, gradually weakened the confederation, and in the mid-sixth century it collapsed. Some of the Juan-juan were assimilated by the Turks and other peoples, while others, numbering about 30,000 tents, migrated far to the west and settled on the middle Danube, where they survived as an ethnic group until the ninth century.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Zhang Juan-Juan also won gold for China taking the women's individual archery gold.
French swimmer Bernard shines at Olympics by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Zhang Juan-Juan also won gold for China taking the women's individual archery gold snapping one of the Olympics' tightest strangleholds in an event won by South Korea in the previous six Olympics.
Federer crashes as Asian swimmers burn up the pool at Olympics by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.