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Xiongnu

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Long ago, many groups lived on the grass lands.

Reconstruction of a Xiongnu chief warrior, 2nd century BCE-1st century CE.jpg
Reconstruction of a Xiongnu chief warrior, 2nd century BCE-1st century CE.jpg
They rode horses to move around. A leader named Modu helped them grow strong. They lived near big lands in the east. They were very good at riding. Can you imagine riding a horse all day?

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File:Warring_States_Xiongnu_Gold_Crown_-_b.jpg
Warring_States_Xiongnu_Gold_Crown_-_b.jpg
File:Reconstruction of a Xiongnu chief warrior, 2nd century BCE-1st century CE.jpg
Reconstruction of a Xiongnu chief...
File:Belt Buckle LACMA M.76.97.582.jpg
Belt Buckle LACMA M.76.97.582.jpg
File:Belt plaque with design of wrestling men, Ordos region and western part of North China, 2nd century BC, bronze - Ethnological Museum, Berlin (cropped).jpg
Belt plaque with design of wrestling men,...
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Han Civilisation.png
File:Horse stomping a Xiongnu warrior. Tomb of Huo Qubing, 茂陵 (with face detail, two angles).jpg
Horse stomping a Xiongnu warrior. Tomb of...
File:Ancient bronze plaque showing horseman with prominent cheekbones and full beard, from Troitskovavsk,Transbaikalia.jpg
Ancient bronze plaque showing horseman...
File:Bronze seal of a Xiongnu chief (seal, reverse image, transcription).jpg
Bronze seal of a Xiongnu chief (seal,...
File:Belt hook depicting animal fight, Xiongnu, 200-100 BC, bronze - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09561.JPG
Belt hook depicting animal fight,...
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Asia 200ad.jpg
File:Eastern Han Xiongnu Iron Cauldron (10337027003).jpg
Eastern Han Xiongnu Iron Cauldron...
File:Sixteen Kingdoms 317 AD (2).jpg
Sixteen Kingdoms 317 AD (2).jpg

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