Legend of the Xiongnu Empire: Illustrated Edition

Author: Zhen Xiankui
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Searching for the Lost Chinese Descendants from 2,000 Years Ago
In 2004, over 2,500 Hungarian citizens submitted a petition to their government, requesting recognition as the "Xiongnu." Although this request was later rejected by Hungary's Committee on Human Rights, National and Religious Affairs, the topic of whether the Xiongnu still have descendants in Europe once again drew attention back to 1,500 years ago. In 460 AD, the last king of the Xiongnu's ruling regime—the Beijing King Juqu Anquan—was overthrown after 16 years of dominance in the Western Regions by the migrating Rouran. From then on, this nation, which had once roared across the Mongolian grasslands for over 700 years, vanished entirely from Chinese historical records as a unified entity. Where did they go? Did they truly merge completely with the Han Chinese, or did they find a new paradise and live out their days in happiness and freedom? This book vividly introduces their struggles in Asia and their invincible campaigns in Europe after their westward migration, painting a grand and tragic panorama of the Xiongnu Empire that spanned Europe and Asia.