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Modu Chanyu

234 BC - 174 BC

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Maodun Danyu (vereenvoudigd Chinees: 冒顿单于; traditioneel Chinees: 冒頓單于; pinyin: Maodun Danyu; zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄢˊ ㄩˊ;Kantonees: Moh-Tun Taan-Yuu) (234 - 174 v.Chr.) was heerser van het rijk van de Xiongnu van 209 v.Chr. tot 174 v.Chr. Men kan hem met verschillende namen tegenkomen, zoals Maodoen, Maotoen, Motoen. Hij werd aanvankelijk door zijn vader Dou Man in ballingschap gestuurd en verbleef enige tijd onder de Tochaarse Yuezhi. Lees meer op Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Modu Chanyu is the 1,151st most popular politicus (down from 971st in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from Mongolia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Mongolian Politicus.

Modu Chanyu was the first emperor of the Xiongnu, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe. He is most famous for uniting the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia and founding the Xiongnu Empire.

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Among Politicuses

Among politicuses, Modu Chanyu ranks 1,151 out of 19,576Before her are Chaim Weizmann, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Béla Kun, Constantine IX Monomachos, Frederick V of Denmark, and Yun Posun. After her are Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Şehzade Cihangir, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Bernie Sanders, Petro Poroshenko, and Yeongjo of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 234 BC, Modu Chanyu ranks 1 Among people deceased in 174 BC, Modu Chanyu ranks 1After her are Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, Tiberius Sempronius Longus, and Publius Aelius Paetus.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Modu Chanyu ranks 8 out of 71Before her are Hulagu Khan (1217), Jochi (1181), Batu Khan (1207), Chagatai Khan (1183), Tolui (1191), and Subutai (1175). After her are Berke (1209), Börte (1161), Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Toghrul (1130), and Jebe (1137).

Among Politicuses In Mongolia

Among politicuses born in Mongolia, Modu Chanyu ranks 5Before her are Hulagu Khan (1217), Batu Khan (1207), Chagatai Khan (1183), and Tolui (1191). After her are Berke (1209), Börte (1161), Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Toghrul (1130), Jebe (1137), and Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893).

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