Hulugu ( Chinese : 狐鹿姑 ) was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire . He was the son and successor of Qiedihou and reigned from 96 to 85 BC.
6-505: Hulugu originally did not want to become chanyu but was convinced to take the title by his brother. In the spring of 90 BC, Li Guangli and two other generals led a force of 79,000 against the Xiongnu. Li defeated a Xiongnu detachment 5,000 strong and another one 20,000 strong, but he overextended and his supplies ran out, exhausting his men and horses. The Xiongnu outpaced them and dug ditches across their line of retreat. When they tried to cross
12-504: The ditches, the Xiongnu fell on them, routing the entire army. Li Guangli surrendered. The other Han generals Shang Qiucheng and Ma Tong managed to return safely. Li Guangli married Hulugu's daughter. About a year later, he was executed after having a conflict with Wei Lü ( 衛律 ), another Han defector who was favoured by the Chanyu. Hulugu died in 85 BC and was succeeded by his son Huyandi . Li Guangli Li Guangli (died 89 BC )
18-548: The river that supplied the inner city with water, and "received three thousand horses in tribute." In 90 BC, when Li was campaigning in the north against the Xiongnu Empire , his wife was imprisoned in the capital after being involved in a political scandal involving their in-law Liu Qumao (one of Liu's sons had married one of the Lis' daughters). Li sought a quick victory, hoping to win his wife's release. He overextended his army and
24-513: Was a Chinese military general of the Western Han dynasty and a member of the Li family favoured by Emperor Wu of Han . His brother Li Yannian was also close to Emperor Wu. With the suicide of Emperor Wu's crown prince Liu Ju in 91 BC, his nephew Liu Bo was among the candidates for the title of crown prince. Li was a brother-in-law of Emperor Wu, whose favourite concubine was his sister Lady Li , and
30-408: Was decisively defeated by a Xiongnu army of 50,000 led by their Chanyu Hulugu . Li surrendered to the Xiongnu, and the Chanyu gave him his daughter for marriage. However, about a year later, he was executed, becoming a human sacrifice, after having a conflict with Wei Lü ( 衛律 ), another Han defector who was favoured by the Chanyu. This biographical article related to the military of China
36-642: Was the chosen general in the War of the Heavenly Horses . His supplies for his second sortie are described as being 100,000 cattle, 30,000 horses, and many mules and camels. Li besieged the city of Erh-shih (probably near Samarkand ) to obtain certain fine horses of the Ferghana that had been demanded by the Han Empire but refused. He was given the title "General of Erh-shih" ( 貳師將軍 ) in expectation of success. He diverted
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