Proper noun
Kangju
A former kingdom in Central Asia, known to the Chinese in antiquity and today identified as Sogdiana.
In ancient times, this area contained Beitian, probably the summer "capital" of the Kangju confederacy. Source: Internet
The last mention of the northern Xiongnu was their defeat by the Chinese in 151 at the lake of Barkol, Barkol after which they fled to the western steppe at Kangju (centered on the city of Turkistan in Kazakhstan ). Source: Internet