Xiongnu invasion of Donghu

Xiongnu invasion of Donghu
Part of the Campaigns of Modu Chanyu
Date 206 BC Location Inner Mongolia Result Xiongnu victory Donghu Confederation came under Xiongnu rule
Belligerents
Xiongnu	Donghu Confederation
Commanders and leaders
Modu Chanyu	Unknown leader †
Casualties and losses
Unknown	heavy

Xiongnu invasion of Donghu was a conflict between the Xiongnu and Donghu when Modu Chanyu came to power by ordering his men to kill his father in 209 BC. Modu Chanyu used the perceived weakness of the Xiongnu to his advantage and defeated the Donghu Confederation, killing their leader and taking a great number of prisoners and livestock.

See also

• Han-Xiongnu War
• Han Dynasty
• Battle of Baideng

Sources

• Barfield, Thomas J. (1989). The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China 221 B.C. to AD 1757 (Studies in Social Discontinuity). Blackwell. ISBN 1-55786-043-2.
• Sinor, Denis (2008) [1990]. The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139054898.
• Kim, Hyun Jin (2015). The Huns (PDF). Oxford: Routledge. ISBN 9781317340911.