Huchuquan was the last chanyu (r. 195–216) of the Southern Xiongnu during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China.[1] He was a younger brother of the Xiongnu chanyu in exile, Yufuluo.
| Huchuquan | |
|---|---|
| Chanyu | |
| Reign | 195–? |
| Predecessor | Chizhi Shizhu Hou |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Father | Qiangqu |
| Huchuquan | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 呼廚泉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 呼厨泉 | ||||||
| |||||||
History
editAfter his brother died in 195, Huchuquan attempted to regain his position as Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu but was driven back by the same people who had ousted his brother. He came to serve under Yuan Shang in 202 and was defeated by Cao Cao's officer Zhong Yao, after which he surrendered. Huchuquan was kept as an honored prisoner at Ye and attended Cao Pi's accession ceremony in 220. No new chanyu was proclaimed after Huchuquan's death.[2]
The last vestiges of the Xiongnu were split into five divisions and settled in Taiyuan Commandery under the supervision of Huchuquan's uncle, Qubei.[2]
The Xiongnu went on to found three of the short lived Sixteen Kingdoms: Former Zhao (304–329), Northern Liang (397–439), and Xia (407–431).[3]
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Grousset (1970), pp. 55–56.
- ^ a b Crespigny 2007, p. 357.
- ^ Barfield 1989, p. 129.
References
edit- Barfield, Thomas (1989), The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China, Basil Blackwell
- Bichurin, N.Ya. (1851). Collection of information on peoples in Central Asia in ancient times. Vol. 1. Saint Petersburg.
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- Cosmo, Nicola Di (2002), Ancient China and Its Enemies, Cambridge University Press
- Cosmo, Nicola di (2009), Military Culture in Imperial China, Harvard University Press
- Crespigny, Rafe de (2007), A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms, Brill
- Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.
- Loewe, Michael (2000), A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han, and Xin Periods, Brill
- Taskin B.S., "Materials on Sünnu history", Science, Moscow, 1968, p. 31 (In Russian)
- Whiting, Marvin C. (2002), Imperial Chinese Military History, Writers Club Press