The Huyan (;
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Old Chinese (~200 BCE): *''hɑ-jan
H/B'') was a noble house that led the last remnants of the
Northern Xiongnu to
Dzungaria during the second century after the
Battle of the Altai Mountains
The Battle of Altai Mountains (), was a major expedition launched against the Northern Xiongnu by the Han Dynasty in June AD 89. The battle was a success for the Han under Dou Xian (d. AD 92).'' Book of Later Han'', vols. 04, 19, 23, 88, 89, ...
.
The House of Huyan emerged during the political organization that came under
Modun's reign which saw the Xiongnu reach its
apogee. It is an earlier maternal lineage name subsequently replaced by
Xubu, much as the
Ashina Ashina may refer to:
*Ashina tribe, a ruling dynasty of the Turkic Khaganate
*Ashina clan (Japan),_one_of_the_Japanese_clans
*Ashina_District,_Hiroshima.html" ;"title="DF 7 of 80; retrieved 2013-5-4 ..., one of the Japanese clans
*Ashina District, H ...
and
Yujiulu (郁久閭).
[Lin (1986), p. 33–45, 114-119][Wang (2004), p. 132–147,] The Mongol
Khiyad tribe's name is probably derived from Huyan.
By the 3rd century BCE, the upper stratum of the
Xiongnu
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 ...
was made up of five aristocratic houses,
Luandi (house of the
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for Chengli Gutu Chanyu (), was the title used by the supreme rulers of Inner Asian nomads for eight centuries until superseded by the title "''Khagan''" in 402 CE.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 ...
and the
Tuqi King of the east and west), Huyan,
Xubu,
Qiulin and
Lan
Lan or LAN may also refer to:
Science and technology
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* Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in sp ...
. Both the Huyan and Xubu settled in the east, Qiulin and Lan in the west and Luandi in modern-day central
Mongolia.
[Wang (2004), p. 132–147,]
Around the first century BCE, a supreme administrative council dominated the upper Xiongnu hierarchy and this was composed of six top-ranking nobles, which included the "Rizhu kings" of the Left and Right.
These titles were later transferred to the Huyan clan, which became influential due its close relationship with the royal family by way of marriage.
Historical record also cited a Huyan tribe called Barkol, which attacked and demolished the Yiwu garrison of the
Han dynasty in 151.
Prominent people with family name Huyan
*
Empress Huyan, wife of
Han Zhao's founding emperor,
Liu Yuan
*
Empress Huyan, wife of Liu Yuan's son,
Liu Cong, the fourth emperor of Han Zhao
*
Empress Huyan, wife of
Murong Chao, emperor of the
Southern Yan
The Southern Yan (; 398–410) was a Xianbei-led dynastic state during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Its territory roughly coincided with modern Shandong. Its founder Murong De was a son of Murong Huang and brother of Murong Jun and Muron ...
*
Huyan Yan
Huyan Yan (fl. 4th century) was a Xiongnu military general and minister of Han Zhao during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He was an important benefactor of the Disaster of Yongjia in 311 and was also a supporter of Liu Yao following Jin Zhun's ...
(呼延晏), general and minister of Han Zhao
*
Huyan Zan (呼延贊), general of the
Song dynasty (d. 1000)
*
Huyan Zhuo (呼延灼), fictitious descendant of Huyan Zan in ''
Water Margin'', one of the
Four Great Classical Novels
Notes
References
*Lin, Gan (1986). ''A Comprehensive History of Xiongnu''. Beijing: People's Press. CN / K289.
*Wang, Zhonghan (2004). ''Outlines of Ethnic Groups in China''. Taiyuan: Shanxi Education Press. .
*Gumilev L.N., "Hunnu in China", Moscow, 'Science', 1974,
Chinese-language surnames
Han dynasty
Xiongnu
Individual Chinese surnames
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