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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Xiongnu | 1 |
| Southern Xiongnu | 1 |
| Xiongnu Empire | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Xiongnu Empire