alleryZhang Qian was first sent west to win an alliance with the Yuezhi against which nomads?
AParthians
BXiongnu
CScythians
DGreeks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Xiongnu
1. The Han court faced raids from steppe nomads.
2. Zhang Qian was sent to ally with the Yuezhi against the Xiongnu.
3. The Parthians, Scythians and Greeks were not the enemy in that mission.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Initiation in China (130 BCE)_
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