1 янв 138 г. до нашей эры - Emperor Wu sends his emissary Zhang Qian to the west to negotiate with the Yuezhi people for help in defeating the Xiongnu

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Zhang Qian’s expedition led him into contact with many different cultures and civilizations in central Asia and, among them, those whom he designated the `Dayuan’, the `Great Ionians’, who were the Greco-Bactrians descended from Alexander the Great’s army. The Dayuan had mighty horses, Zhang Qian reported back to Wu, and these could be employed effectively against the marauding Xiongnu. This added to the list of interactions with the west that would ultimately result in them developing an extensive, permanent, trade route. The Chinese benefited from the trade of the Dayuan horse, leading Emperor Wu to speculate on the potential benefits of trading with the west.