Juya (Chinese: 車牙; fl. 12 BC - died 8 BC), born Qiemoju, was a chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. The brother and successor of Souxie, he reigned from 12 to 8 BC. Juya sent his son Wuyidang to Chang'an. Juya died in 8 BC and was succeeded by his brother, Wuzhuliu.[1]

Qiemoju
Juya Chanyu
Domain and influence of the Eastern Huns
Reignc. 12–8 BC
PredecessorSouxie Chanyu
SuccessorWuzhuliu Chanyu
Died8 BC
DynastyModu Chanyu
FatherHuhanye Chanyu
MotherZhuanqu Yanzhi

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Loewe 2000, p. 205.

References

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  • Barfield, Thomas (1989), The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China, Basil Blackwell
  • Bichurin N.Ya., "Collection of information on peoples in Central Asia in ancient times", vol. 1, Sankt Petersburg, 1851, reprint Moscow-Leningrad, 1950
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  • Cosmo, Nicola di (2009), Military Culture in Imperial China, Harvard University Press
  • Loewe, Michael (2000), A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han, and Xin Periods, Brill
  • Taskin B.S., "Materials on Sünnu history", Science, Moscow, 1968, p. 31 (In Russian)
  • Whiting, Marvin C. (2002), Imperial Chinese Military History, Writers Club Press
Preceded by Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire
12–8 BC
Succeeded by