The Han Dynasty-Xiongnu Relationship in the Early Western Han Dynasty: The Peace between the Enemies
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.244How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Xiongnu, Xiongnu Ideology, Xiongnu Economy, The Early Western Han Dynasty, Han Dynasty-Xiongnu Relationship, He-Qin
- Abstract
The Xiongnu chose to maintain a seeming friendship with the early Western Han Dynasty rather than start aggressive invasion even though the second century BC was the golden age of its expansion. The reasons of the peace period between the two hostile empires are deconstructed into three factors in this paper. Firstly, the Xiongnu’s ideological confidence in pastoral nomadism prevented them from conquering China and converting themselves into sedentary citizens. Secondly, the military campaigns that the Xiongnu launched were possibly in accordance with their economic demand, namely, economic-motivated. Last but not least, the Han government implemented the strategy of peace-making marrige to supply the Xiongnu’s nomadic economy with the Han goods, which effectively earned the peace agreement during this period.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Ming Sun PY - 2021 DA - 2021/10/21 TI - The Han Dynasty-Xiongnu Relationship in the Early Western Han Dynasty: The Peace between the Enemies BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 711 EP - 717 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.244 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.244 ID - Sun2021 ER -