Cheniu (
Eastern Han Chinese: *''tśʰa-ṇu
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[Schuessler, Axel (2007) ''An Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese''. University of Hawaii Press. p. 182, 403] ) was chieftain of the Goulong clan and
chanyu
Chanyu () or Shanyu (), short for Chengli Gutu Chanyu (), was the title used by the supreme rulers of Inner Asian nomads for eight centuries until superseded by the title "''Khagan''" in 402 CE. The title was most famously used by the ruling L ...
of the
Southern Xiongnu from 142 to 143 AD.
In 140 AD, Xiongnu chiefs, Cheniu,
Wusi, and
Yiti rebelled. They led 8,000 men in raids across the northern
Ordos region and attacked the Southern Xiongnu capital of Meiji.
Han General
Ma Xu repelled them with 20,000 men.
In 142 AD, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu
Xiuli
Xiuli, the Qute Ruoshi Zhujiu Chanyu, was the son of Huxie Shizhu Houti. He succeeded his brother Wujihoushizhudi in 128 AD and ruled until 142 AD.
In 140 AD, the Xiongnu chieftains Wusi (Xiongnu chieftain), Wusi, Cheniu, and Yiti (Xiongnu chief ...
committed suicide. Cheniu claimed the title of chanyu and his followers, now in the tens of thousands, attacked across the northern frontier into Han territory. However, Han forces under Zhang Dan retaliated in force and handed out several defeats on the rebel Xiongnu. By 143 AD, Cheniu had surrendered and Wusi was killed. The title of chanyu went to the hostage prince,
Doulouchu, held captive at the Han court.
Footnotes
References
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*Bichurin N.Ya., ''"Collection of information on peoples in Central Asia in ancient times"'', vol. 1, Sankt Petersburg, 1851, reprint Moscow-Leningrad, 1950
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*Taskin B.S., ''"Materials on Sünnu history"'', Science, Moscow, 1968, p. 31 (In Russian)
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Chanyus