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Modu Chanyu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Modun Chanyu, Maodun, Maodun Chanyu, Mao-tun, Mao-tun Chan-yu
Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire from 209 to 174 BCE
Key facts
- Reign
- 209–174 BCE
- Predecessor
- Touman
- Successor
- Laoshang
- Born
- c. 234 BCE, modern-day Mongolia
- Died
- 174 BCE (age 59–60)
- Dynasty
- Luandi
- Father
- Touman
- Traditional chinese
- 冒頓 單于
- Simplified chinese
- 冒顿单于
- Hanyu pinyin
- Màodùn (Mòdú) Chányú
- Middle chinese
- *mau -tuǝn
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sima Zhen's reading Chinese墨頓
Song Qi's reading Chinese墨毒
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Modu Chanyu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.