Helian Bobo

Helian Bobo

Helian Bobo (Chinese: 赫連勃勃; Middle Chinese Guangyun: [xɐk-li̯ɛn˩ bʰuət-bʰuət]; 381 – c. September 425), né Liu Bobo (劉勃勃), with the epithet Qujie (屈孑), was the founder of the Xiongnu state of Xia, which rose to prominence during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He belonged to the Tiefu (鐵弗) branch of the Xiongnu, was a descendant of the southern chanyu Liu Qubei, and the son of Liu Weichen, its chieftain. After his father was killed by Northern Wei and the tribe collapsed, Liu Bobo sought refuge with Moyigan, a Xianbei chieftain of Later Qin, and married Moyigan's daughter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Helian Bobo is the 10,125th most popular politician (down from 9,775th in 2024). (down from 2,052nd in 2019)