A stone carving showing the battle between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu
Following the invasion by the Southern Xiongnu with Han support and the breakdown in Han relations, some Northern Xiongnu began to defect to the South. The North tried to go after these defectors and when the Han army got in the way the North directed their attacks on Han. According to the Book of Later Han all city gates west of the Yellow River were locked down and despite this many walled cities still fell to the Huns. The Northern Xiongnu penetrated as far as Yuyang in 73 CE. The Yuyang Commandery was located in present-day Hebei province as well as Beijing and Tianjin municipalities.
In 84 CE the Northern Chanyu tried to mend relations by offering to send merchants to trade with Han. The Han Court agreed to accept them. The Southern Xiongnu then intercepted the merchants and attacked them, stealing their goods. The Chinese then organized further attacks using their subjects. The Dingling attacked from the north, Xianbei from the east, the Chinese controlled Western Regions from the west, and the traitors from the south. In 87 CE the Xianbei captured the Northern Chanyu, Youliu, and had him flayed. In 88 CE the Southern Chanyu, in a memorial to the Han Emperor, credited Emperor Zhang of Han with organizing the attacks.
-The Western Regions, Xiongnu, and Han: From the Shiji, Hanshu, and Hou Hanshu. Translated by Joseph P. Yap.
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| A stone carving showing the battle between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu . 1, 2, & 4 are supposed to be images of the Xiongnu. 3 & 5 are Han. |
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The Western Regions, Xiongnu, and Han: From the Shiji, Hanshu, and Hou Hanshu. Translated by Joseph P. Yap.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuyang_Commandery
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