Overview
The translated histories identify Chanyu as a ruler and tribal leader. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Chanyu | 單于 | Chanyu |
| Title | Chanyu | 單于 | Chanyu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:026:s0288
Roles
- Ruler
- Tribal Leader
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝始賜單于印璽 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49Explicit · hanshu:026:s0288
- Source Date: Text: 莽乃遣使易單于印 · Western Interval: Start: AD 9 · End: AD 23Explicit · hanshu:026:s0289
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Xiongnu · Relation: ruledExplicit · hanshu:026:s0288
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: aggressor · Action: invaded-bordersExplicit · hanshu:026:s0290
- Explicit · hanshu:026:s0289
Assessments and attributes
- Explicit · hanshu:026:s0288
References in the histories
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