Xiongnu tomb complex M189 in Gol Mod 2 aka Tomb of the Silver Dragons 1st C. CE

"Han likewise made numerous coalesced campaigns against the Northern Xiongnu. The coalesced armies pursued the Slaves for 3,000 li in the north. In the end, the Dragon Shrine (Long Cheng) of Xiongnu was taken down, the wool-woven camps put to the torch. The Ten Sector chiefs (10 jue) of the Xiongnu were pitted, and the yanshi (queens) of the kings and Chanyu were shackled in chains. The Northern Chanyu, horror-stricken, hardly daring to breath wrapped himself in a blanket and absconded to the far-flung land of Wusun. The land beyond the Mobei (Great Desert) became vacant again."

-The Western Regions, Xiongnu, and Han: From the Shiji, Hanshu, and Hou Hanshu. Translated by Joseph P. Yap.





























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The Western Regions, Xiongnu, and Han: From the Shiji, Hanshu, and Hou Hanshu. Translated by Joseph P. Yap.

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