Is there a link between the rise and fall of the Tuyuhun tribe (northwestern China) and climatic variations in the 4th-7th centuries AD?

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.12.001

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	Is there a link between the rise and fall of the Tuyuhun tribe (northwestern China) and climatic variations in the 4th-7th centuries AD?
	Zhang, Chao ; Zhang, Qi-Bin
刊名	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
	2016
卷号	125
关键词	Tree rings Tuyuhun tribe climate change Drought events Warfare
ISSN号	0140-1963
DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.12.001
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	It has long been recognized that the dynamics of human societies are influenced by climate change, but the degree to which climatic variation affects the rise and fall of an independent society is still debated. We tackle this issue by examining the history of the semi-nomadic Tuyuhun tribe from northwestern China that existed from the early 4th century to the middle of the 7th century AD, and its relationship to regional climatic variation. The climatic data used are proxy spring precipitation reconstructed from tree rings of Sabina przewalskii Kom, from the core region previously inhabited by the Tuyuhun. Our results show that climatic conditions during the period covered by Tuyuhun can be divided into three dry periods, three wet periods and one period of intense dry wet fluctuation. By comparing the societal development with climate, we found that there was an association between the rise and fall of the tribe and the fluctuations of dry wet climate conditions. However, the relationship between climate and warfare and the tribe's policy of sending envoys and offering tributes to neighboring powers was complex. Such activities took place in both dry and wet periods making it difficult to draw a clear conclusion about the role of climate in regulating the dynamics of the Tuyuhun tribe. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
电子版国际标准刊号	1095-922X
出版地	LONDON
WOS关键词	TIBETAN PLATEAU ; NORTHEASTERN ; VARIABILITY ; CHRONOLOGY ; COLLAPSE ; WAR
WOS研究方向	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) ; Arts &amp ; Humanities Citation Index (A&amp ; HCI)
语种	英语
出版者	ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000366773000020
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [40631002, 31170419]
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/24560]
专题	植被与环境变化国家重点实验室
作者单位	1.[Zhang, Chao 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Chao,Zhang, Qi-Bin. Is there a link between the rise and fall of the Tuyuhun tribe (northwestern China) and climatic variations in the 4th-7th centuries AD?[J]. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,2016,125.
APA	Zhang, Chao,&Zhang, Qi-Bin.(2016).Is there a link between the rise and fall of the Tuyuhun tribe (northwestern China) and climatic variations in the 4th-7th centuries AD?.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,125.
MLA	Zhang, Chao,et al."Is there a link between the rise and fall of the Tuyuhun tribe (northwestern China) and climatic variations in the 4th-7th centuries AD?".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 125(2016).