Xiuli, the Qute Ruoshi Zhujiu
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for Chengli Gutu Chanyu (), was the title used by the supreme rulers of Inner Asian nomads for eight centuries until superseded by the title "''Khagan''" in 402 CE.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 ...
, was the son of
Huxie Shizhu Houti
Huxie Shizhu Houdi (), born Chang, was the son of Xitong Shizhu Houdi. He succeeded Qiuchu Julindi in 63 AD and ruled until his death in 85 AD. He was succeeded by his cousin Yitu Yulüdi.
In the summer of 65 AD, the Northern Xiongnu tried to ...
. He succeeded his brother
Wujihoushizhudi
Wujihoushizhudi (), born Ba, was the son of Huxie Shizhu Houti. He succeeded his brother Wanshishizhudi in 124 AD and ruled until 128 AD. He was succeeded by his brother Xiuli.
At the time of Wuji's accession, the northern borders were trouble ...
in 128 AD and ruled until 142 AD.
In 140 AD, 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 ...
chieftains
Wusi,
Cheniu
Cheniu (Eastern Han Chinese: *''tśʰa-ṇuB''Schuessler, Axel (2007) ''An Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese''. University of Hawaii Press. p. 182, 403 ) was chieftain of the Goulong clan and chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu from 142 to 143 A ...
, and
Yiti rebelled. They raided across the north of the
Ordos region and attacked Xiuli's capital at
Meiji in
Xihe Commandery. The
Han general
Ma Xu forced them back but they continued to plunder the countryside. The Han court was angry with the predicament and reprimanded Xiuliu for it. Xiuli committed suicide in 142 AD and Cheniu claimed the title of chanyu in the autumn.
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