Huduershidaogao (; 34 BC – 46 AD), born Yu, was a ''chanyu'' of the

Xiongnu Empire The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209& ...

. The brother and successor of

Wuzhuliu Chanyu Wuzhuliu () or Wuzhuliuruodi (), born Nangzhiyasi (; , died 13 AD), was a ''chanyu'' of the Xiongnu Empire. The brother and successor of Juya Chanyu, he reigned from 8 BC to 13 AD. Wuzhuliu sent his son Wududiyasi to the Western Han imperial co ...

, he reigned from 18 to 46 AD.

Biography

Yu was the eldest surviving brother of

upon his death in 13 AD, but Yu was passed over in succession in favor of his half-brother, the Wulei Chanyu. When Wulei died in 18 AD, Yu succeeded him as Huduershidaogao Chanyu. In 19 AD,

Wang Mang Wang Mang (45 BCE6 October 23 CE), courtesy name Jujun, officially known as the Shijianguo Emperor (), was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the ...

set up Xubu Chanyu as a rival to Huduershidaogao and stationed a large army on the frontier. Xubu died soon after and the army never set out. Huduershidaogao killed his half-brother Yituzhiyashi who was next in line to the throne and pro-Chinese. In 24 AD, the

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sent an embassy to the Xiongnu, but Huduershidaogao felt that they did not pay him proper respect. In 28 AD, Huduershidaogao attacked

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but was defeated. In 35 AD, the Xiongnu forced the Han to withdraw from

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. In 37 AD, the warlord Lu Fang was defeated and fled to the Xiongnu court. In 44 AD, Xiongnu raiding parties reached as far as

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, and

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commanderies. In 45 AD, a Xiongnu raid attacked

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. In 46 AD, Huduershidaogao died at the age of 80 and was succeeded by his son

Wudadihou Wudadihou (; died 46 AD) was a ''chanyu'' of the Xiongnu Empire The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to ...

Footnotes

References

* *Bichurin N.Ya., ''"Collection of information on peoples in Central Asia in ancient times"'', vol. 1, Sankt Petersburg, 1851, reprint Moscow-Leningrad, 1950 * * * * * *Taskin B.S., ''"Materials on Sünnu history"'', Science, Moscow, 1968, p. 31 (In Russian) * {{s-end Chanyus 30s BC births 46 deaths 1st-century monarchs in Asia