Polity · 208 BCE – 153 CE
Xiongnu
Хүннү гүрэн
- Peak recorded area
- 5,610,770 km²
- 144 BCE
- Rulers on record
- 1
- from 209 BCE
- Data series
- 20
- 200 BCE–1 BCE
Overview
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 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire.
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Territory
24 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 153 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Population15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 6.1score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population4 obs · 950 BCE–59 BCE | 1.3Mpersons59 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop2 obs · 209 BCE–59 BCE | 4,000persons59 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 0score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 0.1667score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 0.0078score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels3 obs · 1400 BCE–59 BCE | 6levels59 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 6.56score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km²4 obs · 950 BCE–59 BCE | 3.6Msq km59 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels3 obs · 1400 BCE–59 BCE | 3.5levels59 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy3 obs · 1400 BCE–59 BCE | 1levels59 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 9 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 0.1875score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 4score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 0.0846score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 0.0667score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels15 obs · 1400 BCE–1 BCE | 1score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop3 obs · 200 BCE–1 BCE | 3.6score1 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
1 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Modu ChanyuChanyu209 BCE – 174 BCE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Hunnic, Mongolian
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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