1. The Da Yuezhi 大月氏 [Ta Yüeh-chih]. There is a translation of this whole passage, plus many others on the Kushans, in the very useful and interesting article by Zürcher (1968), pp. 346-390. See also: Enoki (1968), pp. 1-13.
There have been many theories about the possible connections of this name, Yuezhi. Translated literally it would
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