Modu Chanyu

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Modu_Chanyu
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
ruler
gptkbp:alliedWith Yuezhi (briefly)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mao-tun
gptkb:Mete_Khan
gptkbp:birthDate circa 234 BCE
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Longcheng
gptkbp:deathDate 174 BCE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Xiongnu_Empire
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Han_dynasty
gptkb:Yuezhi
gptkb:Donghu
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Xiongnu
gptkbp:father gptkb:Touman_Chanyu
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Records_of_the_Grand_Historian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Modu Chanyu
gptkbp:language gptkb:Xiongnu_language
gptkbp:militaryAchievement expansion of Xiongnu territory
unification of Xiongnu tribes
gptkbp:notableEvent killed his father to become Chanyu
gptkbp:notableFor military reforms
conflicts with Han dynasty
defeating the Donghu
founding the Xiongnu Empire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Touman_Chanyu
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mongolian_Plateau
gptkbp:reign circa 209 BCE – 174 BCE
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Yanzhi
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Laoshang_Chanyu
gptkbp:title gptkb:Han
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Han-Xiongnu_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5