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Volume 11 original: 卷十一. In the Sancai Tuhui, different volumes cover various regions; Volume 11 specifically focuses on the "Northern Barbarians" and distant western or legendary lands.


Wulian Mongols original: 無連蒙古. Likely a transcription for the Uriankhai, a forest-dwelling Mongol-Siberian group known as skilled hunters and archers.	Tuma original: 土麻. Refers to the Tumed or Tumat Mongols, a prominent tribe during the Ming Dynasty.
Numule original: 女暮樂. A phonetic transcription for a northern tribe, possibly located in the Amur River region.	Aliche-lu original: 阿里車盧. A phonetic transcription of a Central Asian or Siberian ethnonym.
Kingdom of Helu original: 紇魯國. Likely referring to the Karluks, a nomadic Turkic tribal confederacy.	Shenlieda original: 深烈大. A phonetic transcription, possibly referring to a specific Siberian or Northern group.
Baili original: 擺里. Likely a transcription of "Bari," which could refer to several different locations in the West or North depending on the source map.	Kingdom of Daluo original: 大羅國. A kingdom frequently mentioned in medieval Chinese texts; sometimes associated with parts of the Byzantine Empire or legendary western lands.
Caiya Jinbiao original: 采牙金彪. Likely a phonetic transcription of a foreign title or a specific ethnic subgroup.	Kingdom of the Rear-Eyes original: 後眼國. A legendary land described in traditional Chinese cosmography where people were said to have eyes in the back of their heads.
Tiedong original: 鐵東. Literally "East of the Iron," possibly referring to a region near the "Iron Gate" passes in Central Asia.	Qiji original: 欺祭. A phonetic transcription of a tribal name.
Boli original: 波利. Often associated with the island of Bali or, in northern contexts, a transcription for a Jurchen or Siberian tribe.	Kingdom of Guli original: 骨利國. Likely the Kurikans, a Turkic people who lived near Lake Baikal.
Qihexi original: 乞黑奚. Likely a subgroup of the Xi or Khitan peoples of Northeast Asia.	Musi-Xide original: 木思奚德. Most likely a transcription of Muscat (in modern Oman) or a term derived from "Masjid" (mosque), indicating a Muslim region.
Fanglian Lu Barbarians original: 方連魯蠻. "Luman" (魯蠻) refers to specific southern or western non-Han groups; Fanglian is the specific name of the tribe.	Elu original: 訛魯. Likely a transcription for the Ordos Mongols or a variation of the early name for Russia (E-luo-si).