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The evidence from ancient Chinese texts is contradictory.

The Hanshu and Shiji, which mentioned the Wusun, did not note any unusual ethnic appearance of the Wusun.

The actual first description of Wusun may be found in a Western Han dynasty book of divination, the Jiaoshi Yilin, where the Wusun women were described as " ugly and dark colored people with deep eye sockets ," and the reported dark skin complexion may suggest South Asian origin.

However, a very brief pejorative quote from an ancient book of divination may not be a reliable source for determining ethnic characteristics.