Tuyuhun: Map & History
Tuyuhun, also known as Henan and Azha, was a dynastic monarchy established by the nomadic peoples related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley.
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Tuyuhun, also known as Henan and Azha, was a dynastic monarchy established by the nomadic peoples related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley. Its territory spanned what is now Qinghai and Gansu of China. The kingdom was defeated and absorbed by the Tibetan Empire in the mid-7th century.
Modern Countries Once Part of Tuyuhun
At its mapped extent, Tuyuhun covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Tuyuhun's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Tuyuhun in Depth
History
After the disintegration of the Xianbei state, nomadic groups were led by their khagan, Murong Tuyuhun (慕容吐谷渾; 246–317), to the rich pasture lands around Qinghai Lake about the middle of the 3rd century AD.
Murong Tuyuhun was the older brother of the Former Yan's ancestor Murong Hui and elder son of the chanyu Murong Shegui (慕容涉歸) of the Murong Xianbei who took his people from their original settlements on the Liaodong Peninsula to the Yin Mountains, crossing the Yellow River between 307 and 313, and into the eastern region of modern Qinghai.
The Tuyuhun Empire was established in 284 by subjugating the native peoples referred to as the Qiang, including more than 100 different and loosely coordinated tribes that did not submit to each other or any authority.
Culture
When the Chinese pilgrim Songyun visited the region in 518, he noted that the people had a written language, which was more than a hundred years before Thonmi Sambhota is said to have returned from India after developing a script for writing the Tibetan language.
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Tuyuhun: Key Facts
| Capital | Fuqi |
|---|---|
| Founded | 285 CE |
| Dissolved | 672 CE |
Preceded by
- Xia
- Western Jin dynasty
Succeeded by
Facts from Wikidata Q1196201 (CC0).
Tuyuhun Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which Tuyuhun appears, with the other states of the time.
Tuyuhun Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 555,182 km² in 614 CE.
Tuyuhun: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Tuyuhun exist?
Tuyuhun is dated to 287 CE – 665 CE, in the Classical Antiquity era.
What was the capital of Tuyuhun?
The capital of Tuyuhun was Fuqi (in modern Gonghe, Qinghai).
How large was Tuyuhun at its peak?
At its peak in 614 AD Tuyuhun covered about 555,182 km².
How did the map of Tuyuhun change over time?
Tuyuhun appears on 4 dated world maps in the atlas, from 300 CE to 600 CE. Each shows its borders in that year next to the other states of the time.