Xiongnu

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The Xiongnu were a powerful confederation of nomadic tribes from the eastern Eurasian Steppe who frequently clashed with ancient China and influenced the region’s military and political history.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical people ⓘ
nomadic tribal confederation ⓘ
capital Longcheng ⓘ
conflict Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Qin–Xiongnu conflicts ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalPractice horse-based warfare ⓘ
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
yurt dwelling ⓘ
economy horse breeding ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
pastoral nomadism ⓘ
raiding and tribute ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn China ⓘ
influenced Chinese frontier policy ⓘ
Great Wall of China expansion ⓘ
military reforms of Han dynasty ⓘ
knownFrom Chinese historical records ⓘ
archaeological remains ⓘ
languageFamily possibly Proto-Mongolic ⓘ
possibly Turkic ⓘ
mainEnemy Han dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Han dynasty

Han dynasty ⓘ
Qin dynasty ⓘ
Han dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Western Han dynasty
militaryStrength light cavalry ⓘ
mounted archers ⓘ
notableEvent heqin marriage alliances with Han dynasty ⓘ
submission of Southern Xiongnu to Han ⓘ
notableLeader Chanyu ⓘ
surface form: Huhanye Chanyu

Chanyu ⓘ
surface form: Laoshang Chanyu

Chanyu ⓘ
surface form: Modu Chanyu

Chanyu ⓘ
surface form: Zhizhi Chanyu
notableLeaderTitle Chanyu ⓘ
politicalStructure steppe empire ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ
possibleSuccessor Huns ⓘ
Xianbei ⓘ
region eastern Eurasian Steppe ⓘ
successor Xiongnu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Northern Xiongnu

Xiongnu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Southern Xiongnu
timePeriod 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century BCE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ
usedAnimal camel ⓘ
horse ⓘ
usedWeapon composite bow ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Eurasian Steppe → associatedWithEmpire → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu Empire
Xiongnu → successor → Xiongnu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Xiongnu
Xiongnu → successor → Xiongnu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Xiongnu
Former Han → foreignRelations → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu confederation
Han–Xiongnu War → belligerent → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu Empire
Yuezhi → conflictedWith → Xiongnu ⓘ
Meng Tian → opponent → Xiongnu ⓘ
Tengri → worshippedBy → Xiongnu ⓘ
Longcheng → usedBy → Xiongnu ⓘ
Longcheng → politicalCenterOf → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu confederation
Longcheng → capitalOf → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu confederation
Longcheng → royalCityOf → Xiongnu ⓘ
Longcheng → culture → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu culture
Chanyu → usedBy → Xiongnu ⓘ
Chanyu → usedBy → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu confederation
Chanyu → relatedInstitution → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu imperial court
Chanyu → governsOver → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu tribes
Xianbei → follows → Xiongnu ⓘ
Xianbei → predecessor → Xiongnu ⓘ
Qin–Xiongnu conflicts → hasMainBelligerent → Xiongnu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xiongnu confederation