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Christopher I. Beckwith has pointed out that the story of the young Modu resembles a widespread class of folk tales in which a young hero is abandoned, goes on a quest, proves his worth, gains a group of trusted companions, returns to his home country, slays a powerful figure and becomes a king. [25] The name of Modu has been associated with ...
In 195, he died and was succeeded as chanyu by his brother Huchuquan. North of the Fen River, the rebels prevented Yufuluo and his family from returning to their home. They initially elected a marquis of the Xubu clan as the new chanyu, but after his death, an elderly nominal king was put in his place. The cohesion of the Southern Xiongnu began ...
Xiongnu invasion of Donghu was a conflict between the Xiongnu and Donghu when Modu Chanyu came to power by ordering his men to kill his father in 209 BC. Modu Chanyu used the perceived weakness of the Xiongnu to his advantage [4] and defeated the Donghu Confederation, killing their leader and taking a great number of prisoners and livestock.
Modu Chanyu and the emperor Gaozu of China's Han dynasty sign a peace treaty, recognizing equality of the Xiongnu. 176: Modu Chanyu leads a Xiongnu invasion of the Gansu region and soundly defeats last remnants of the Yuezhi, killing the Yuezhi king in the process and asserting their presence in the Western Regions. 174: Death of Xiongnu leader ...
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pinyin: Chēnglí Gūtu Chányú), was the title used by the supreme rulers of Inner Asian nomads for eight centuries until superseded by the title "Khagan" in 402 CE. [3]
Modu Chanyu, the founding chanyu of the Xiongnu empire. [8] Tonyukuk, military commander of Second Turkic Khaganate. Bagatur Bagaina Sevar, 6th century commander in First Bulgarian Empire; Alogobotur, 10th century commander in the First Bulgarian Empire; Habich Baghatur, a tribal Khan of Borjigin and son of the founder of Borijigid Clan ...
The chanyu (Touman) had a son and heir called Modu. Later, he had a beloved queen, who gave birth to a younger son. Touman wanted to cast aside Modu to install the young son. He managed to send Modu as a hostage to the Yuezhi. Upon Modu having become a hostage, Touman quickly attacked the Yuezhi. The Yuezhi wanted to kill Modu.
Outraged by this embargo, Modu Chanyu planned to attack Han. When the Xiongnu invaded Taiyuan in 200 BCE and were aided by the defector King Xin of Han ( 韓 / 韩 , not to be confused with the ruling Han 漢 dynasty, or the general Han Xin ), Gaozu personally led his forces through the snow to Pingcheng (near modern Datong , Shanxi ). [ 38 ]