Zhizhi

Also known as Zhizhi Chanyu

Zhizhi or Chi-Chi (, from Old Chinese (58 BCE): *tśit-kie < *tit-ke; died 36 BCE), also known as Jzh-jzh, was a chanyu (supreme ruler) of the Xiongnu Empire at the time of the first Xiongnu civil war. He held the north and west in contention with his younger brother Huhanye who held the south. His original name in Chinese transcription was Luandi Hutuwusi (), i.e. one of the Worthy Princes of the East (of the Luandi clan).

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Monarch.name: Hutuwusi
Monarch.title: Zhizhi Chanyu
Monarch.image: Hsiung-nu-Empire.png
Monarch.caption: Domain and influence of the Xiongnu
Monarch.reign: c. 55–36 BCE
Monarch.predecessor: Several claimants
Monarch.successor: None
Monarch.dynasty: Modu Chanyu
Monarch.father: Xulüquanqu

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Xiongnu
Father: Xulüquanqu
Sibling: Huhanye
Position held: Chanyu
Image: Hsiung-nu-Empire.png

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date of death: 0035-01-01

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When Hutuwusi's father, Xulüquanqu Chanyu, died in 60 BCE, power was seized by a distant relative, Woyanqudi. In 58 BCE, Huhanye, a younger son of Xulüquanqu, revolted and made himself chanyu. Woyanqudi committed suicide soon after.

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