Xianbei

The Xianbei (Chinese鲜卑, Pinyin Xianbei, W.-G. Sien -pi ) were a horde from the Mongolian- Manchurian border area, whose ethnic composition is unknown, but is discussed proto- Mongolian by various historians as likely.

They were the northern branch of the Donghu (东 胡, Donghu ), as the Wuhuan (乌桓/乌桓) were the southern branch. The rise of the Xianbei coincides with the decline of the Xiongnu in the 1st century mansion. together. In the years 87 and 93 defeated and killed them two shanyu the Xiongnu.

The most important ruler of the Xianbei was Tan Shíhuái (檀 石 槐; ​​reigned middle of the 2nd century to 181 ), the finally subdued the remnants of the ( North ) Xiongnu west of the Altai and the Ili reached. Several times he also attacked (158 in alliance with the Southern Xiongnu ) to the Great Wall. The sons and nephews had not his qualities and so the Xianbei confederation broke about 233.

Parts of the Xianbei confederation attracted to Liaodong to Henan and destroyed there under the Khan Tsun ( Murong Jun, † 360) 352 the realm of (South ) Xiongnu. Your there founded Empire ( Early Yan Dynasty ) was but only to 370, was an equally short-lived kingdom of Tibetan Conqueror (Fu Jian ) replaced that eventually 386 to Tabgatsch ( Wei Dynasty, one of three subgroups of the Xianbei ) soft had.