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| | Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Tibet, & Mongolia |
 | | Thailand (with Laos), although seeking and accepting a diploma from China for its ruler as a king (wang), nevertheless is largely a sub-Indian rather than a sub-Chinese culture, with Theravada Buddhism and a Sanskrit-derived alphabet. |
 | | Koguryo is the kingdom that was attacked by the Sui Dynasty in 612. |
 | | China was then too distracted for a while to effectively assert its authority over Tibet and other districts, like Mongolia, that drifted out of Chinese influence. |
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