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Modu Chanyu
Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire from 209 to 174 BCE
Lived -234–-174, aged 60
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Built the Xiongnu empire after orchestrating his father's assassination in 209 BCE. Modu turned a fractured confederation into a unified nomadic superpower that would dominate Central Asia for centuries.
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Modu was the son of Touman and the founder of the empire of the Xiongnu. He came to power by ordering his men to kill his father in 209 BCE.
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