Han–Xiongnu War

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The Han–Xiongnu War was a protracted series of military campaigns in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE in which China’s Han dynasty sought to break the power of the nomadic Xiongnu confederation and secure its northern frontiers.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Han–Xiongnu War canonical 14
Han–Xiongnu conflicts 4
Han–Xiongnu relations 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
war ⓘ
belligerent Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Han dynasty

Western Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Han dynasty

Xiongnu Empire ⓘ
linked to: Xiongnu
cause Han attempt to break Xiongnu power ⓘ
Han attempt to secure northern frontiers ⓘ
Xiongnu raids on Han territory ⓘ
conflictBetween Han dynasty ⓘ
Xiongnu ⓘ
diplomaticAspect heqin marriage alliances ⓘ
tributary relations with Southern Xiongnu ⓘ
endDate 89 CE ⓘ
historicalSignificance major early example of steppe–agrarian empire conflict ⓘ
shaped Han frontier policy and military institutions ⓘ
impact facilitated Han expansion into the Western Regions ⓘ
secured Silk Road routes for Han China ⓘ
weakened nomadic confederations north of China ⓘ
keyEvent Battle of Hexi Corridor ⓘ
Battle of Ikh Bayan ⓘ
Battle of Mobei ⓘ
Dou Xian’s campaign against Northern Xiongnu ⓘ
Han campaigns in the Tarim Basin ⓘ
location Gobi Desert ⓘ
Hexi Corridor ⓘ
Mongolian Plateau ⓘ
Tarim Basin ⓘ
northern frontier of Han China ⓘ
notableCommander Dou Xian ⓘ
Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ
Huo Qubing ⓘ
Li Guangli ⓘ
Wei Qing ⓘ
opposingCommander Huhanye Chanyu ⓘ
Junchen Chanyu ⓘ
linked to: Chanyu

Laoshang Chanyu ⓘ
Modu Chanyu ⓘ
linked to: Chanyu

Yizhixie Chanyu ⓘ
linked to: Laoshang Chanyu

Zhizhi Chanyu ⓘ
partOf Han–Xiongnu relations ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
period 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century BCE ⓘ
result Han strategic victory ⓘ
collapse of Xiongnu dominance in East Asia ⓘ
defeat and dispersal of Northern Xiongnu ⓘ
division of Xiongnu into Southern and Northern Xiongnu ⓘ
expansion of Han influence into Central Asia ⓘ
submission of Southern Xiongnu to Han ⓘ
startDate 133 BCE ⓘ
strategy Han offensive campaigns deep into Xiongnu territory ⓘ
fortification of northern frontier ⓘ
use of cavalry and light horse archers ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Han dynasty → militaryConflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Xiongnu → conflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Former Han → majorConflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Han–Xiongnu War → partOf → Han–Xiongnu relations ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Emperor Wu of Han → militaryCampaign → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Chanyu → appearsInContext → Han–Xiongnu wars ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Qin–Xiongnu conflicts → relatedTo → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Hexi Corridor → associatedWith → Han–Xiongnu conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Han imperial forces → notableCampaign → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Dou Xian → militaryConflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Battle of Mobei → conflictOf → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Battle of Mobei → partOf → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Laoshang Chanyu → conflict → Han–Xiongnu conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Battle of Hexi Corridor → partOf → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Huo Qubing → associatedWith → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Li Guangli → conflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Battle of Ikh Bayan → conflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Battle of Ikh Bayan → partOf → Han–Xiongnu conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Battle of Ikh Bayan → relatedTo → Han–Xiongnu relations ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Zhizhi Chanyu → conflict → Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ
Zhizhi Chanyu → conflict → Han–Xiongnu conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Li Guang → associatedWith → Han–Xiongnu Wars ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Li Ling → participatedIn → Han–Xiongnu wars ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
Wang Zhaojun → associatedWith → Han–Xiongnu relations ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War