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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:...
- 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...
- 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...
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Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd
century BC to the late 1st
century AD. Modu
Chanyu, the
supreme leader after 209 BC,
founded the
Xiongnu Empire.
After overthrowing...
- 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...
- 稽侯狦), was a
Chanyu of the
Xiongnu Empire, the son of Xulüquanqu
Chanyu. He
rebelled in 59 BC with the aid of
Wushanmu and
Woyanqudi Chanyu soon committed...
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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...
- Punu (Chinese: 蒲奴; fl. 46 AD – 75 AD) was a
chanyu of the
Xiongnu Empire. Punu came to
power in 46 AD when his
brother Wudadihou died. At the time, the...
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Xulihu Chanyu (Chinese: 呴犁湖; r. 102-101 BC) was a
ruler of the
Xiongnu Empire.
Xulihu Chanyu was the
younger brother of
Wuwei Chanyu. He
succeeded his...
- (ZS): *kun-gin; r. 161–126 BCE) was the son and
successor to
Laoshang Chanyu. As
chanyu of the
Xiongnu Empire,
Junchen outlived the Han
emperors Wen (r. 180–157...
