Are (), also rendered as Aro and Aje, is a Chinese surname with origins in the Western Regions. The Biographies of the Huigu from the New Book of Tang stated:(黠戛斯已破回鹘，得太和公主；又自以李陵后，与唐同宗，.....黠戛斯，古坚昆国也。......其君曰“阿热”，遂姓阿热氏，.....) Xin Tang Shu, vol.217, part 2.The Biographies of the Huigu from the Old Book of Tang had similar records. (......黠戛斯自称李陵之后，与国同姓....) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.195.
The ruling house of the Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate bore the surname Are. Yenisei Kyrgyz khagans claimed descent from the Han dynasty general Li Ling.Part 2 of vol. 217 of New Book of Tang recorded that within the Xiajiasi, it is claimed that those with black pupils are Li Ling's descendants (黑瞳者，必曰陵苗裔也。).
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