Han–Xiongnu War

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military conflict series of wars war

The Han–Xiongnu War was a protracted series of military campaigns in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE in which China’s Han dynasty sought to break the power of the nomadic Xiongnu confederation and secure its northern frontiers.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Han–Xiongnu War canonical	5
Han–Xiongnu conflicts	1
Han–Xiongnu relations	1
Han–Xiongnu wars	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerent	Han dynasty ⓘ surface form: Eastern Han dynasty Han dynasty ⓘ surface form: Western Han dynasty Xiongnu ⓘ surface form: Xiongnu Empire
cause	Han attempt to break Xiongnu power ⓘ Han attempt to secure northern frontiers ⓘ Xiongnu raids on Han territory ⓘ
conflictBetween	Han dynasty ⓘ Xiongnu ⓘ
diplomaticAspect	heqin marriage alliances ⓘ tributary relations with Southern Xiongnu ⓘ
endDate	89 CE ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major early example of steppe–agrarian empire conflict ⓘ shaped Han frontier policy and military institutions ⓘ
impact	facilitated Han expansion into the Western Regions ⓘ secured Silk Road routes for Han China ⓘ weakened nomadic confederations north of China ⓘ
keyEvent	Battle of Hexi Corridor ⓘ Battle of Ikh Bayan ⓘ Battle of Mobei ⓘ Dou Xian’s campaign against Northern Xiongnu ⓘ Han campaigns in the Tarim Basin ⓘ
location	Gobi Desert ⓘ Hexi Corridor ⓘ Mongolian Plateau ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ northern frontier of Han China ⓘ
notableCommander	Dou Xian ⓘ Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ Huo Qubing ⓘ Li Guangli ⓘ Wei Qing ⓘ
opposingCommander	Huhanye Chanyu ⓘ Chanyu ⓘ surface form: Junchen Chanyu Laoshang Chanyu ⓘ Chanyu ⓘ surface form: Modu Chanyu Laoshang Chanyu ⓘ surface form: Yizhixie Chanyu Zhizhi Chanyu ⓘ
partOf	Han–Xiongnu War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Han–Xiongnu relations
period	1st century BCE ⓘ 1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century BCE ⓘ
result	Han strategic victory ⓘ collapse of Xiongnu dominance in East Asia ⓘ defeat and dispersal of Northern Xiongnu ⓘ division of Xiongnu into Southern and Northern Xiongnu ⓘ expansion of Han influence into Central Asia ⓘ submission of Southern Xiongnu to Han ⓘ
startDate	133 BCE ⓘ
strategy	Han offensive campaigns deep into Xiongnu territory ⓘ fortification of northern frontier ⓘ use of cavalry and light horse archers ⓘ

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Subject: Han–Xiongnu War
Description of subject: The Han–Xiongnu War was a protracted series of military campaigns in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE in which China’s Han dynasty sought to break the power of the nomadic Xiongnu confederation and secure its northern frontiers.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Han dynasty → militaryConflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

Xiongnu → conflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

Former Han → majorConflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

Han–Xiongnu War → partOf → Han–Xiongnu War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han–Xiongnu relations

Emperor Wu of Han → militaryCampaign → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

Chanyu → appearsInContext → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han–Xiongnu wars

Qin–Xiongnu conflicts → relatedTo → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

Hexi Corridor → associatedWith → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han–Xiongnu conflicts