Qin and Han · Ruler

Chanyu 單于

Attested BC 133 - BC 129

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chanyu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 129 其後四歲
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 52, 54
BC 133 馬邑
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 50

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 109Biography of General Li · 3 passages

後漢以馬邑城誘單于，使大軍伏馬邑旁谷，而廣為驍騎將軍，領屬護軍將軍。 Later, the Han used the city of Mayi to lure the Chanyu into a trap, stationing the main army in ambush in the valleys around Mayi. Guang served as the General of the Brave Cavalry, under the command of the General of the Guard.

是時單于覺之，去，漢軍皆無功。 But the Chanyu discovered the trap and withdrew, and the Han army accomplished nothing.

單于素聞廣賢，令曰：「得李廣必生致之。」 The Chanyu had long heard that Guang was a man of worth and ordered, "If you capture Li Guang, you must bring him in alive."