Er Chanyu

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Er Chanyu
Xulihu Chanyu
Bornc. 126 BCE
Died102 BCE (aged 23–24)
DynastyModu Chanyu
FatherWuwei Chanyu

Er Chanyu (

Xulihu Chanyu.[1]

In the summer of 103 BC, Zhao Ponu attacked the Xiongnu with 20,000 cavalry, but was surrounded and captured. The Xiongnu tried to take a Han stronghold after the victory but failed.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Loewe 2000, p. 89.
  2. ^ Whiting 2002, p. 164.

References

  • Bichurin N.Ya., "Collection of information on peoples in Central Asia in ancient times", vol. 1, Sankt Petersburg, 1851, reprint Moscow-Leningrad, 1950 (Shiji ch. 110, Qian Han Shu ch. 94a) [1]
  • Chang, Chun-shu (2007), The Rise of the Chinese Empire 1, The University of Michigan Press
  • Cosmo, Nicola Di (2002), Ancient China and Its Enemies, Cambridge University Press
  • Cosmo, Nicola di (2009), Military Culture in Imperial China, Harvard University Press
  • Loewe, Michael (2000), A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han, and Xin Periods, Brill
  • Whiting, Marvin C. (2002), Imperial Chinese Military History, Writers Club Press
Preceded by
Xiongnu Empire

105–102 BCE
Succeeded by
Xulihu Chanyu