The Unprecedented Peace: Power Dynamics Between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu from the 100 BCE to 100 AD

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10.2991/assehr.k.211020.217How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Jimi policy, competition in the Western Regions, economic rewards, Noin Ula Xiongnu tombs, political demand

Abstract

After years of military conquest with a huge sacrifice, the Han Emperor Wu Di finally defeated the Xiongnu, ending the conflicts that lasted several hundreds of years between the two. After Emperor Xuan Di inherited the throne, how the Han should maintain the peace, and prevent the surrendered enemy from reviving one day and inciting wars again became a serious question for the Han court to pay great attention. This essay aims at exploring the reason why this peaceful relationship between the two rivals can maintain for such a long time by analyzing the rationale behind the Han’s political strategy as to the maintenance of dependence in all aspects of Xiongnu from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century AD, and the reason for Xiongnu’s acceptance of it------the political and economic benefits.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Shengyue Zhu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/21
TI  - The Unprecedented Peace: Power Dynamics Between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu from the 100 BCE to 100 AD
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 564
EP  - 568
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.217
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.217
ID  - Zhu2021
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