Xiongnu invasion of Donghu
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| Xiongnu invasion of Donghu | |||||||
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| Part of the Campaigns of Modu Chanyu | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Xiongnu | Donghu Confederation | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Modu Chanyu | Unknown leader †[1][3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | heavy | ||||||
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.[3][5]
Background
[edit]Battle
[edit]Tactics
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Barfield 1989, p. 34.
- ^ Kim 2015, p. 31.
- ^ a b 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.