The Han dynasty sent random unrelated commoner women falsely labeled as "princesses" and members of the Han imperial family multiple times when they were practicing Heqin marriage alliances with the Xiongnu in order to avoid sending the emperor's daughters.

Apr 28, 2023 · What they found was a multiethnic society, reflecting nearly all the diversity that existed in Eurasia 2,000 years ago. The researchers also confirmed contemporaneous reports regarding the high status and political power of Xiongnu women. The co-authors commissioned an artist to depict their findings about the Xiongnu.

Nov 10, 2023 · Archaeologists excavating Xiongnu burial sites across Mongolia have long posited that remains in some of the richest and most elaborate graves were female.

Apr 29, 2020 · As Colin Barras reports for New Scientist, scientists have found physical evidence that female warriors once rode across the steppes of what is now Mongolia, wielding bows, arrows and other...

Apr 14, 2023 · Put together, the evidence suggests the Xiongnu relied on high-ranking women to knit their far-flung realm together. Xiongnu rulers likely sent their women relatives to seal alliances with local leaders.

Apr 29, 2023 · In the ancient Mongolian Xiongnu tribe, women were held in high regard and were the reason for their people's success. Princesses of the Xiongnu society shaped Mongolian life as they knew it....

Apr 14, 2023 · The women were interred in elaborate coffins with the golden sun and moon emblems of Xiongnu imperial power and one tomb even contained a team of six horses and a partial chariot.

New groundbreaking research now suggests that elite female warriors of the Xiongnu Empire may have been the key reason behind the erection of this iconic structure.

Research shows that Xiongnu women were, to some extent, a bridge connecting different ethnic groups. They were not only responsible for household chores, but also participated in tribal decision-making.

Apr 20, 2023 · Elite women, perhaps princesses, played a crucial role in holding the Xiongnu, one of the first nomadic empires of the eastern Eurasian Steppe, together, a new study suggests.