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.

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Han–Xiongnu War canonical 5
Han–Xiongnu conflicts 1
Han–Xiongnu relations 1

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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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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