He defeated the Donghu in the east and the Yuezhi in the west. | The founding of a unified steppe state; the height of a power that pressed upon China for 200 years.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Modu Chanyu: Founder of the Xiongnu (Asian Hun) Confederation (209 BCE)?
- Modu became chanyu (khagan) of the Xiongnu by killing his father and his rivals; he built a disciplined cavalry army and, by applying the poisoned-arrow test of discipline, inaugurated a tradition of "blind obedience".
- When did Modu Chanyu: Founder of the Xiongnu (Asian Hun) Confederation (209 BCE) happen?
- 209 BCE
- Where did Modu Chanyu: Founder of the Xiongnu (Asian Hun) Confederation (209 BCE) take place?
- Moğolistan