Yuchujian (; - died 93 AD) was a ''chanyu'' of the

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. He succeeded his brother, the

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, upon his defeat in 91 AD by the

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. Yuchujian settled at

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near modern

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and surrendered to the

. In 93 AD, Yuchujian rebelled and fled to the north. He was convinced to return by

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and Wang Fu but died on the way back.

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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 1st-century monarchs in Asia 93 deaths