Huhanye

Huhanye (), born Jihoushan (), was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire, the son of Xulüquanqu Chanyu. He rebelled in 59 BC with the aid of Wushanmu and Woyanqudi Chanyu soon committed suicide, leaving the Xiongnu torn apart by factional strife. By 55 BC, only Huhanye and his brother Zhizhi Chanyu were left.

==Biography== By the time that the tyrannical Woyanqudi Chanyu was killed in 58 BC, the already weakened Xiongnu confederacy had fragmented into several factions warring against each other, among them were the two sons of Woyanqudi's predecessor Huhanye and Zhizhi. The two brothers fought against each other, and Huhanye was defeated by Zhizhi in 51 BC. He fled south and submitted to the Han dynasty, travelled to Chang'an to visit Emperor Xuan, who allowed his tribe to settle in the Yinshan area. Zhizhi also submitted to the Han the following year, but declared independence in 48 BC once he saw that they favored Huhanye, and moved further west to attack Fergana and the Wusun. In 43 BC, Huhanye moved back north. Zhizhi was killed by the Han at the Battle of Zhizhi in 36 BC, leaving Huhanye the uncontested leader of the Xiongnu.