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Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Origins Of The Various Definitions
Traditional historians interpreted "Hu" as "barbarians"; some further stretched this obsolete analogy to equate "Hu" with the "Xiongnu". ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Wu Hu After The Fall Of Northern Xiongnu
When the Eastern Han Dynasty slowly brought the Northern Xiongnu into submission in the 1st century by military and diplomatic measures, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Outbreak: Rebellion Of The Eight Kings
The accession of Emperor Hui in 290 marked the beginning of the crumbling of the Jin Dynasty. Possilby retarded at birth, he was merely a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Crisis Of The Jin Dynasty
A era of relative prosperity had existed since Jin Wudi unified China in 280: Wu hu tribes residing inside and in the vicinity of China r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Xianbei Confederacy Of Tan Shi Huai
The bitter and unstable relationship between the Han court and various nomadic groups lasted from the start of 2nd century to early 160s ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Past And Present Definitions
Wu Hu means "five nomadic groups", hence giving it another name, the Five Hu. Wu Hu were composed of five nomadic tribes: Xiōngnú (匈�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Wu Hu In The Period Of Three Kingdoms
As the Eastern Han Dynasty slowly disintegrated into an era of "warlords", battles for predominance eventually ushered in the Three Kingd...   » Read the article