Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.40

v2.c13.s3.t2.40

by the *duhu* (protectorate-general) in the past, the Xiongnu conquered Tokhara, Tokhara ruled over Bactria in the west and the king of Sai ruled Kawmira in the south.” It also said that the terrain here was flat and the climate was mild and that there was alfalfa, sandalwood, catalpa, bamboo and lacquer. The natives planted grain and grapes and fertilised the fields with manure. They ate raw fresh vegetables in winter. Products there included *fengniu* (zebu), buffalo, elephants, dogs, macaques, pearl, coral, *hupo* (amber) and gems. Craftsmen were skilled at engraving, weaving silk, doing embroidery and building palaces. Vessels were mostly made of gold, silver, copper and tin. The coins were also made of gold and silver with a horse on the front and a human head on the back.