Er Chanyu
Wushilu | |
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Er Chanyu | |
Xulihu Chanyu | |
Born | c. 126 BCE |
Died | 102 BCE (aged 23–24) |
Dynasty | Modu Chanyu |
Father | Wuwei 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
- ^ Loewe 2000, p. 89.
- ^ 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