Er Chanyu

Er Chanyu (Chinese: 兒單于; r. 105-102 BC), born Wushilu, was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. He succeeded his father Wuwei Chanyu in 105 BC and died from an illness in 102 BC. Er Chanyu was succeeded by his uncle, Xulihu Chanyu.^[1]

Wushilu
Er Chanyu
Domain and influence of the Eastern Huns
Reign	c. 105–102 BC
Predecessor	Wuwei Chanyu
Successor	Xulihu Chanyu
Born	c. 126 BCE
Died	102 BCE (aged 23–24)
Dynasty	Modu Chanyu
Father	Wuwei Chanyu

In the summer of 103 BC, Zhao Ponu attacked the Xiongnu with 20,000 cavalry, but was surrounded and captured. The Xiongnu tried to take a Han stronghold after the victory but failed.^[2]

Footnotes

1. Loewe 2000, p. 89.
2. Whiting 2002, p. 164.

References

• Bichurin N.Ya., "Collection of information on peoples in Central Asia in ancient times", vol. 1, Sankt Petersburg, 1851, reprint Moscow-Leningrad, 1950 (Shiji ch. 110, Qian Han Shu ch. 94a)
• Chang, Chun-shu (2007), The Rise of the Chinese Empire 1, The University of Michigan Press
• Cosmo, Nicola Di (2002), Ancient China and Its Enemies, Cambridge University Press
• Cosmo, Nicola di (2009), Military Culture in Imperial China, Harvard University Press
• Loewe, Michael (2000), A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han, and Xin Periods, Brill
• Whiting, Marvin C. (2002), Imperial Chinese Military History, Writers Club Press

Preceded by Wuwei Chanyu

Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire 105–102 BCE

Succeeded by Xulihu Chanyu