Overview
The translated histories identify Southern Shanyu 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Southern Shanyu | 南单于 | Nan Chanyu |
| Title | Southern Shanyu | 南单于 | Nan Chanyu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:125:s0112
Roles
- Ruler
- Tribal Leader
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 明帝初置度辽将军 · Western Interval: Start: AD 57 · End: AD 75Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:125:s0112
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity: Xiongnu / 匈奴Strongly inferred · houhanshu:125:s0112
Career and standing
- Status: newly-surrendered-with-divided-loyalty · Action: heldExplicit · houhanshu:125:s0112
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: subject-of-watch · Action: followers-watched-by-general-who-crosses-the-liaoExplicit · houhanshu:125:s0112
References in the histories
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