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Realm · 208 BCE – 153 CE

Xiongnu

Xiongnu appears on the map from 208 BCE to 153. At its greatest recorded extent, in 144 BCE, it covered about 5.62 million km².

One of the realms of Xiongnu Empire. The Xiongnu were a confederation of nomadic peoples on the Mongolian steppe. In 209 BCE Modu killed his father Touman and made himself chanyu, or supreme ruler, uniting the tribes into the first great steppe empire.

See Xiongnu on the map in 144 BCE

Reference map: Map of the Xiongnu, circa 150 BCE
Reference map: Map of the Xiongnu, circa 150 BCE naturalearthdata.com, offered to the Public Domain per Terms of Use · CC0
On the map
208 BCE – 153 CE
Greatest extent
144 BCE, about 5.62 million km²
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Wikipedia: Xiongnu · Wikidata Q188836

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
208–207 BCE3.69 million km²
206–204 BCE3.69 million km²
203–198 BCE4.11 million km²
197–171 BCE4.11 million km²
170–165 BCE5.13 million km²
164–145 BCE5.13 million km²
144–127 BCE5.62 million km²
126–111 BCE5.59 million km²
110–92 BCE3.32 million km²
91–67 BCE3.59 million km²
66–51 BCE2.40 million km²
50–41 BCE2.40 million km²
40 BCE – 5 CE2.40 million km²
6–132.40 million km²
14–292.40 million km²
30–502.40 million km²
51–592.22 million km²
60–672.21 million km²
68–773.00 million km²
78–832.21 million km²
84–902.21 million km²
91–1051.44 million km²
106–126212,177 km²
127–153212,177 km²

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