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Chanyu (simplified Chinese: 单于;
traditional Chinese: 單于; pinyin:
Chányú) or
Shanyu (Chinese: 善于),
short for
Chengli Gutu
Chanyu (Chinese: 撐犁孤塗單于; pinyin:...
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court would also
interfere in the
Southern Xiongnu's
politics and
install chanyus loyal to the Han. As a result, the
Southern Xiongnu often rebelled, at...
- Deng
Chanyu (Chinese: 鄧嬋玉) is a
character in the
classic Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. An ****ertive and
highly skilled Shang female warrior in martial...
- to 174 BCE. He was a
military leader under his
father Touman and
later chanyu of the
Xiongnu Empire,
based on the
Mongolian Plateau. He
secured the throne...
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Though his
troops manage to fend off
Chanyu's forces, they
prove no
match for them and
hastily retreat.
Chanyu chases after Ji Fa, who
barely manages...
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chanyu of the
Xiongnu Empire.
Wuwei succeeded his
father Yizhixie in 114 BC and died in 105 BC. He was
succeeded by his son, Er
Chanyu.
Wuwei Chanyu ruled...
- Er
Chanyu (Chinese: 兒單于; r. 105–102 BC), born Wushilu, was a
chanyu of the
Xiongnu Empire. He
succeeded his
father Wuwei Chanyu in 105 BC and died from...
- Modu
Chanyu – and
therefore changed their family name to Liu. Liu Yuan's father, Liu Bao, was a son of one of the last
Southern Xiongnu chanyus, Yufuluo...
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Xiongnu tribes, who were then
unified into a
large confederacy under Modu
Chanyu, the
opportunity to
reinvade the
Ordos region.
After the
Western Han dynasty...
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Gaozu of Han. As a
descendant of the
chanyu, Liu Yuan also
claimed descent from the Han dynasty, as the
chanyus used to
marry Han
princesses through marriage...
