State209 BC – AD 216
Xiongnu
Nomadic confederation of the Mongolian steppe, made an empire by Modu Chanyu in 209 BC; it split into Northern and Southern Xiongnu in AD 48, and the southern state was broken up by Cao Cao in 216.
- Dates
- 209 BC – 216
- Events
- 3 events
- Regions
- Central and Northern Asia
- In the threads
- The Steppe and Central Asia (1st–5th c.)
Events
- The Xiongnu split into Northern and Southern48 · Central and Northern Asia
- Ban Chao’s campaigns in the Tarim Basin73–102 · Central and Northern Asia
- Battle of Ikh Bayan and the Yanran inscription89 · Central and Northern Asia