شیونگ نو
Also known as Great Hun Empire, Xunnu, Xiongnu Empire
The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire.
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The Xiongnu were a powerful confederation of nomadic tribes who lived on the Eurasian Steppe from around the 3rd century BC until the late 1st century AD, eventually forming an organized empire under their leader Modu Chanyu starting in 209 BC. They matter because they represent one of the earliest and most significant nomadic powers in Eurasian history, and their rise fundamentally shaped the political and military landscape of ancient Asia.
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- Territory of the Xiongnu in the 2nd century BC (before the Han–Xiongnu Wars of 133 BC – 89 AD): it includes Mongolia, east Kazakhstan, east Kyrgyzstan, south Siberia, and parts of northern China such as western Manchuria, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Gansu.
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Xiongnu
- Country.common_name
- Xiongnu
- Country.era
- Antiquity
- Country.government_type
- Tribal confederation
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- various
- Country.capital
- Longcheng
- Country.year_start
- 3rd century BC
- Country.year_end
- 2nd century AD
- Country.religion
- Shamanism, Tengrism, Buddhism
- Country.demonym
- Xiongnu
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