Punu (Chinese: 蒲奴) was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. Punu came to power in 46 AD when his brother Wudadihou died. At the time the Xiongnu were suffering...

Chanyu (simplified Chinese: 单于; traditional Chinese: 單于; pinyin: Chányú) or Shanyu (Chinese: 善于), short for Chengli Gutu Chanyu (Chinese: 撐犁孤塗單于; pinyin:...

languages or Punu languages, the Hmongic languages of the Yao people of China Penu, Golestan or Pūnū, a village in Golestan, Iran Punu Chanyu, chanyu of the...

Wudadihou (Chinese: 烏達鞮侯) was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. The son and successor of Huduershidaogao, he reigned for a few months in 46 AD before dying...

Youliu (Chinese: 優留) was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. Although he was a descendant of his predecessor Punu, it is not known what their exact relationship...

of Wuzhuliu, and uncle of Punu Chanyu. Sutuhu was too young to succeed his father in 13 AD, so his uncle Wulei became chanyu, and he was demoted down the...

of the highest positions in the Xiongnu society, including the title of chanyu within the Xiongnu confederacy. In the confederation, Luandi was a paternal...

seceded from Punu's kingdom and acclaimed Bi as chanyu. This kingdom became known as the Southern Xiongnu. The rump kingdom under Punu, around the Orkhon...

who dies the same year, dividing the Xiongnu into two factions between Punu Chanyu and Sutuhu 50 Sutuhu and the Southern Xiongnu settle in Bing Province...

reaffirm its control over the Western Regions. Huduershi Chanyu was succeeded by his son Punu (蒲奴) in 46 AD, thus breaking the late Huhanye's orders that...