The Xiongnu invasion of Donghu was a conflict between the Xiongnu and Donghu after Modu Chanyu came to power 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.[3][5]
| Xiongnu invasion of Donghu | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Campaigns of Modu Chanyu | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Xiongnu | Donghu Confederation | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Modu Chanyu | Unknown leader †[1][3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Barfield 1989, p. 34.
- ↑ Kim 2015, p. 31.
- 1 2 Sinor 2008, p. 121.
- ↑ Barfield 1989, p. 33.
- ↑ Bryan K. Miller, Power Politics in the Xiongnu Empire, p. 80
Sources
edit- Barfield, Thomas J. (1989). The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China 221 B.C. to AD 1757 (Studies in Social Discontinuity). Blackwell. ISBN 1-55786-043-2.
- Sinor, Denis (2008) [1990]. The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139054898.
- Kim, Hyun Jin (2015). The Huns (PDF). Oxford: Routledge. ISBN 9781317340911.