Nomadic range · approximate209 BCE – 93 CE · 302 years
Xiongnu Confederation
Overview
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 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire.
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Borders & accuracy
A pastoralist or hunter-gatherer range whose extent shifted constantly with seasons and alliances.
- SOURCEhand-crafted from scholarly atlases
- DETAILhand-crafted-from-atlases
- SNAPSHOT175 BCE
- MATCHEDXiongnu under Modu Chanyu (peak)
- POLITY TYPEnomadic-range
Includes Ordos and Hexi at peak; western Tarim oases were tributary.
Wars of this empire4
Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.
- Han-Xiongnu Wars133–89 BCEMajor conflict
- Battle of Mobei119 BCEMajor conflict
- Wars of the Western Han dynasty206 BCE–9 CERegional
- Battle of Pingcheng200 BCERegional
Open in the atlas →Seeks the timeline to 209 BCE and fits the map to these borders.
Cite as: Xiongnu Confederation (209 BCE – 93 CE). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/e/asia-xiongnu · Sources & methodology