Qin and Han · Tribal Leader

Southern Chanyu 南單於

Nán Chányú

Attested AD 25 - AD 56

Passages
1
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Southern Chanyu as a ruler and tribal leader. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Southern Chanyu 南單於 Nán Chányú
Title Southern Chanyu 南單於 Nán Chányú

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler
  • Tribal Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 建武時,匈奴內屬 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 56
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:131:s0073

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Item: Huiwen attendant cap / 中常侍惠文冠 · Relation: bestowed

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 131Volume 120: Treatise on Carriages and Dress, Part Two · 1 passage