Huns Before Attila: Modu Chanyu & the Xiongnu Empire

Описание: Huns before Attila began in the East. In the 3rd century BC, the Xiongnu forced China’s emperors to negotiate on steppe terms and Modu Chanyu forged a confederation into a single fist.

History is often written behind walls by empires that called the steppe empty and its riders barbarians.
But the Eurasian Steppe was never a void. It was a forge.

In this episode, we follow Modu’s ascent through the defining set-pieces of steppe power:

The hostage gambit and the escape that made a legend
The Whistling Arrow discipline forged through fear
The Donghu test, and the moment “land” became the foundation of the state
The westward pressure that reshaped Inner Asia

*Baideng: the jaws that closed around a Chinese emperor
*Heqin: the treaty that set a precedent an empire compelled to bargain

The relationship between the Xiongnu and the later European Huns is debated and complex; in this film we focus on the steppe blueprint the political and military logic that reappears across centuries and later collides with Rome under Attila.

Next episode (Europe): Attila is coming.
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