Lun-t'ai

See also: Luntai

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 輪臺／輪台／轮台 (Lúntái) Wade–Giles romanization: Lun²-tʻai².

Proper noun

Lun-t'ai

1. Alternative form of Luntai
   • 1963, Arthur Waley, The Secret History of the Mongols, and Other Pieces‎^[1], New York: Barnes & Noble, →OCLC, →OL, page 37:

     Much of his time was spent at Lun-t‘ai (‘Wheel Terrace’), about 100 miles north-west of Turfan:
     At Lun-t'ai everything is strange,
     For in ancient times this was the land of the Huns.

   • 1974, Michael Loewe, “The Case of Witchcraft in 91 BC”, in Crisis and Conflict in Han China, 104 BC to AD 9‎^[2], George Allen & Unwin Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 64:

     Robbers and thieves rose up everywhere and the roads were impassable. For the first time commissioners appointed directly by the Emperor were sent out, clothed in embroidered silk and bearing axes, to exterminate the bandits in the commanderies and the kingdoms, and only then was the danger overcome. For these reasons, in his latter days [Wu ti] abandoned the lands of Lun-t'ai and pro- claimed a decree expressing anguish and sorrow.’

   • 2006, C J Peers, “Imperial Chinese Armes 200 BC-AD 1260”, in Soldiers of the Dragon: Chinese Armies 1500 BC-AD 1840‎^[3], Osprey Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 78:

     Colonies were established in fertile oases beyond the frontier, to act as supply bases for mobile operations. The first were probably set up in the late 2nd century BC, at Lun-t’ai and Ch’u-li on the southern slopes of the T’ien Shan, but the most important was at Hami, at the eastern end of the Tarim Basin.