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ID: 6002641
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/6002641

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Xiongnu Empire (former nation/state/empire)  Xiongnu Empire (former nation/state/empire)

Note: Empire of a large confederation of Eurasian nomads on northern borders of China, dominated the Asian Steppe. Led attacks on China, sacking capital Loyang 311 CE and Chang'a 316 CE. Their empire dated 209 BCE-93 CE and stretched beyond the borders of current Mongolia.

Names:
Xiongnu Empire (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
Hsiung-nu Empire (C,O)
Hiung-mi Empire (C,O)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Xiongnu Empire (former nation/state/empire)  ........  Xiongnu Empire (former nation/state/empire) (P,H)

Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)
empire (H)
tribe (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Hiung-mi Empire..........  [VP]
.............................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 345
Hsiung-nu Empire..........  [VP]
.............................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 345
Xiongnu Empire..........  [VP Preferred]
.............................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 360
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 345; 360
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Times Atlas of World History (1989)

 

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