Luanti
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The Luanti was a clan and the ruling dynasty of the ancient Xiongnu
that flourished between 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE. The form Luanti (挛鞮) is from the Hanshu chapter 94a, l. 7a, and the form Xulianti (虚连题, pronounced Suiluanti is from the Hou Hanshu chapter 89, l. 7b). Of the other noble tribes Huyan
(呼衍、呼延), Suibu
(須卜 Xubu), Qiulin (丘林) and Lan (蘭 Lan Hsti-pu), Huyan belonged to the dominating left wing, and Lan and Suibu belonged to the right wing.
Luanti was a clan that held some of the highest positions in the Xiongnu society, including the title of chanyu
within the Xiongnu confederacy. In the confederation, Luanti was a paternal dynastic tribe, Huyan
was initial maternal dynastic tribe, and Suibu (Sui tribe, "bu" is "tribe" in Chinese) was subsequent maternal dynastic tribe, they were three prominent tribes ("Houses" in N.Bichurin).
The earliest prominent figure from the clan itself was perhaps their leader Touman (頭曼). Later on, a branch of the Luanti changed their family name to Liu
(劉).
Xiongnu
The Xiongnu were ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han Dynasty. Most of the information on the Xiongnu comes from Chinese sources...
that flourished between 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE. The form Luanti (挛鞮) is from the Hanshu chapter 94a, l. 7a, and the form Xulianti (虚连题, pronounced Suiluanti is from the Hou Hanshu chapter 89, l. 7b). Of the other noble tribes Huyan
Huyan
The Huyan was a noble house that led the last remnants of the Northern Xiongnu, to Dzungaria during the 2nd century, after the Battle of Ikh Bayan...
(呼衍、呼延), Suibu
Suibu (tribe)
The Suibu was a maternal dynastic tribe of the ancient Eastern Huns that flourished between 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE. Chinese annals noted that the Suibu tribe replaced a tribe Huyan , which was an earlier maternal dynastic tribe of the dynastic union with the paternal dynastic tribe...
(須卜 Xubu), Qiulin (丘林) and Lan (蘭 Lan Hsti-pu), Huyan belonged to the dominating left wing, and Lan and Suibu belonged to the right wing.
Luanti was a clan that held some of the highest positions in the Xiongnu society, including the title of chanyu
Chanyu
Chanyu , was the title used by the nomadic supreme rulers of Middle and Central Asia for 8 centuries, starting...
within the Xiongnu confederacy. In the confederation, Luanti was a paternal dynastic tribe, Huyan
Huyan
The Huyan was a noble house that led the last remnants of the Northern Xiongnu, to Dzungaria during the 2nd century, after the Battle of Ikh Bayan...
was initial maternal dynastic tribe, and Suibu (Sui tribe, "bu" is "tribe" in Chinese) was subsequent maternal dynastic tribe, they were three prominent tribes ("Houses" in N.Bichurin).
The earliest prominent figure from the clan itself was perhaps their leader Touman (頭曼). Later on, a branch of the Luanti changed their family name to Liu
Liu
劉 is a common Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:*劉 / 刘, pinyin: Liú...
(劉).