The Xiongnu Split in Two (58 BCE)

58 BCE · Moğolistan · political

Civil war divided the Xiongnu in two; the Southern Xiongnu became dependent on the Han (Huhanye Chanyu swore allegiance in a court ceremony — a great victory in official Chinese history), while the Northern Xiongnu remained independent.

| The lasting breaking of Xiongnu power; the harbinger of the "great migration" (in the following century they would move westward).

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What was The Xiongnu Split in Two (58 BCE)?
Civil war divided the Xiongnu in two; the Southern Xiongnu became dependent on the Han (Huhanye Chanyu swore allegiance in a court ceremony — a great victory in official Chinese history), while the Northern Xiongnu remained independent.
When did The Xiongnu Split in Two (58 BCE) happen?
58 BCE
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