Inscription of Yanran

The Inscription on the Ceremonial Mounding of Mount Yanran is an inscription composed by the historian Ban Gu of the Eastern Han dynasty and carved by the general Dou Xian on a cliff in the Yanran Mountains in 89 AD, to commemorate Dou's victory against the nomadic Xiongnu Empire.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Han dynasty inscription on a cliff in the Yanran Mountains (89 AD)
  • Also known as: Inscription on the Ceremonial Mounding of Mount Yanran

Inscription of Yanran

Latitude
45.1779° or 45° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
104.5542° or 104° 33′ 15″ east
Inception
August 0089
Open location code
8PQ65HH3+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11432314568
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q15926005
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Inscription of Yanran” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 封燕然山銘
  • Chinese: 燕然勒石
  • French: Inscription de Yanran
  • Indonesian: Prasasti Yanran
  • Literary Chinese: 燕然勒石
  • Turkish: Yanran Yazıtı
  • Vietnamese: Phong Yên Nhiên sơn minh

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