Uwei (shanyu)

The first two years of the Uwei rule passed in perfect tranquility. The Chinese Wu di moved his aggressive ambitions to the south and conquered Namviet and Minyue . Still, at 112, 15,000 cavalry were sent to the Huns by the command of Gunsun He , after passing 1000 km, the army did not encounter a single Hun. In the year 110, Prince Zhao Ponu with 10,000 cavalry penetrated the Hun lands, but did not find anyone.

In 110, Wu-di personally visited the northern border, where 180,000 cavalry troops were seen in the Shofan fortress. The emperor sent an official Guo Ji , who presented an ultimatum to Shanyu: either become a vassal of W-di, or meet the Emperor in a fair fight, for he is waiting for you with his army. In anger, Uwei cut off his head master master's head, and Guo Ji sent him to Baikal . Shanuy decided that to fight now means to kill the Huns and ordered the soldiers to fatten their horses and train on battled hunts, and he sent as far as embassies with proposals for peace and kinship.

Wu-di decided to reconnoiter the Hun powers and sent official Wang Wu , who was well acquainted with their customs. Wang Wu became friends with Uwei and advised him to send the heir hostage to China and establish peace and kinship forever. Wu decided to diplomatically isolate the Huns: the tribes in the Songhua Valley were incorporated into the empire, the Jiujuan area was established in Gansu to block trade with the Qians , diplomatic relations were established with the Yuezhi and Dasia, the princess went beyond the Usuni king, Chinese colonies in Central Asia appeared.

The new Ambassador to the Huns, Yang Xin, was restrained and stubborn. He refused to receive in the tent of Uwei, because he did not want to bow down before the Shanyu and Uvey accepted him in the open air. Yang Xin put only one condition: the release of the heir hostage. Uwei said that this has not been established since ancient times and is wrong, but the former treaties of peace and kinship suit him, and in general they will treat the Hun the Chinese as the Chinese do with them. Wu-di once again sent soft Wang W. Uwei, wanting to receive gifts, began to tell Wang Wu that he was ready to meet the emperor in China personally. Wu di ordered to build a palace to receive Shanyu. Uwei sent his dignitary to China, but he died there. Wu di ordered official Lu Chungo to escort the body of the deceased to Shanyu headquarters, where Uwei detained Lu Chungo, stating that the dignitary had been poisoned. Negotiations are deadlocked.

In 107, the Huns made several petty raids on the border, and Wu-di transferred generals Guo Chan (title Bachu Jiangjun — striking the Huns) to Shofan and Shkyou Hou (Zhao Pou).

In 105, Uwei passed away. His young son Ushilu became Shanyu.

• Hun-Chinese War