kill his father in 209 BCE. Modu ruled from 209 to 174 BCE. He was a military leader under his father Touman and later chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire, based...

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:...

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...

personal name was Jiyu (Chinese: 稽鬻), was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire who succeeded his father Modu Chanyu in 174 BCE. Under his reign, the Xiongnu Empire...

imperial lineage from the Han dynasty and claimed ancestry directly from Modu Chanyu. The reason it is also referred to as "Former Zhao" in historiography...

changed their surname to Helian (赫連). Touman Modu Chanyu Laoshang Junchen Yizhixie Wuwei Chanyu Er Chanyu Xulihu Qiedihou Hulugu Huyandi Xulüquanqu Woyanqudi...

The Northern Chanyu (Chinese: 北單于; pinyin: Běi Chányú; Wade–Giles: Pei Ch'anyü, reigned 89–91) was an obscure chanyu or ruler of the Xiongnu who lived...

Xiongnu tribes, who were then unified into a large confederacy under Modu Chanyu, the opportunity to reinvade the Ordos region. After the Han dynasty...

policy, proposed granting the eldest daughter of Emperor Gaozu of Han to Modu Chanyu of the Xiongnu. His proposal was adopted and implemented with a treaty...

in 207 BC, the region was later lost and reoccupied by Xiongnu under Modu Chanyu and would not be recovered until 127 BC during the reign of Emperor Wu...

confederation was centered. After the Donghu were defeated by Xiongnu king Modu Chanyu, the Xianbei and Wuhuan survived as the main remnants of the confederation...

and high officials who refused to take orders from him. Thereafter, Modu became chanyu. Schuessler 2014, p. 277. Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the...

either a heavenly wolf, a real man with the totemic name of a wolf or Modu Chanyu. Bodonchar Munkhag the 9th generation ancestor of Genghis Khan is called...

(58 BCE): *tśit-kie < *tit-ke; died 36 BCE), also known as Jzh-jzh, was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire at the time of the first Xiongnu civil war, who held...

Mete is a deformed version of "Mo - du" which is the regional name of Modu Chanyu who was the founder of Xiongnu Empire. Appropriate Turkish reading of...

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...

II Euthydemus I Demetrius I Euthydemus II Antimachus I Yuezhi Xiongnu Modu Chanyu Laoshang Huns 160–141 BCE Parthian Empire Mithridates I Phraates Hyspaosines...

legitimacy as descendants of the Southern Xiongnu chanyus and the Han dynasty (due to the marriage of Modu Chanyu to a Han princess). Chizhi Shizhu Hou had a...

had forced Toumen, the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, out of the Ordos Desert in 215 BCE, but Toumen's son and successor Modu Chanyu built the Xiongnu into a...

campaigns in China Belligerents Xiongnu Han dynasty Commanders and leaders Modu Chanyu Emperor Gaozu Strength 400,000 (estimation) 320,000 Casualties and losses...

Ruodi (Chinese: 復株絫若鞮; fl. 31 BC, died 20 BC), born Diaotaomogao, was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire, the son and successor of Huhanye. He ruled the Xiongnu...

Qiedihou (Chinese: 且鞮侯; r. 101–96 BCE), whose name was probably Qiedi, was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire, and the successor to Xulihu. His reign was contemporaneous...

Founder Dates (Gregorian) "Great Hunnic Empire" Büyük Hun İmparatorluğu Modu Chanyu 220 BCE–216 CE "Western Hunnic Empire" Batı Hun İmparatorluğu Panu 48–216...

Shiji vol. 110 txt: "後北服渾庾、屈射、丁零、鬲昆、薪犁之國。" tr: "Later (in the) north (Modu Chanyu) subjugated the nations of Hunyu, Qushe, Dingling, Gekun, and Xinli."...

Bu, the king of Jiujiang, allies with Liu Bang. The Xiongnu leader, Modu Chanyu, conquers the neighbouring nomadic Yuezhi and Donghu peoples, thereby...

was a conflict between the Xiongnu and Donghu after Modu Chanyu came to power in 209 BC. Modu Chanyu used the perceived weakness of the Xiongnu to his advantage...

chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. He was the son and successor of Qiedihou and reigned from 96 to 85 BC. Hulugu originally did not want to become chanyu but...

3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Chinese sources report that Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire. It was...

Souxie (Chinese: 搜諧; fl. 20 BC, died 12 BC), born Jumixu, was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. The brother and successor of Fuzhulei Ruoti, he reigned from...

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...