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ID: 500372420
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500372420

 

Record Type: Corporate Body
Xiongnu (Central Asian tribal group, flourished 5th century BCE-1st century CE)

Note: Nomadic pastoral tribe; at the end of the 3rd century BCE, they formed a great tribal league that was able to dominate much of Central Asia for more than 500 years. China’s wars against the Xiongnu people, who were a constant threat to the country’s northern frontier throughout this period, led to the Chinese exploration and conquest of much of Central Asia.

Names:
Xiongnu (preferred,V,LC,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),NA,U)
Hsiung-nu (V,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles),NA,U)

Nationalities:
Asian (preferred)

Roles:
tribe (preferred)

Gender: not applicable

Events:
active:   Central Asia (Asia) (general region)

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Corporate Bodies
 ........  Xiongnu (I)

Biographies:
(Central Asian tribal group, flourished 5th century BCE-1st century CE) ..... [VP Preferred]

Additional Names:

Sources and Contributors:
Hsiung-nu ........ [VP]
.....................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.....................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Xiongnu ........ [VP Preferred]
.................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85062711
.................  Times Atlas of World History (1993)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
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