Elzhau bi, Leigiaom, Lejzyaomi [1] (178-104 BC) - Gunmo of the ancient Uysuns .
Information about Elzhau Bi is available in the notes of the Chinese diplomat Jean Chiyang and in ancient legends. Father Elzau bi Dau bi died in the struggle for power. His noble relative, God (Buzhy) -yabghu, secretly removed from the headquarters a newborn, Elzau bi, and delivered the Huns to Shanyu . According to legend, a defenseless child was fed by a she-wolf (in other versions, a dog, a leopard, a cheetah). Jelzau bi was brought up in the Hunnic headquarters, along with the Hunnic Shanuy participated in military campaigns. Gunmo Uisun was elected. In 160 BC e. in the battle with the Yuezha tribes in the area of the Ile River, the troops of Elzau bi won a major victory. Under Elzhau bi (138 BC), the unification of the Uysuns developed into a large state. Its population amounted to 120 thousand families, about 630 thousand people. The ruler of the state had an army of 188,800 people. The Uisun State maintained diplomatic relations with China . The Chinese emperor, having betrayed his daughter as a Uysun Gunmo, established an alliance with him.
Notes
- ↑ Usuni
Literature
- Bichurin N. Ya., Collection of information about the peoples who lived in Central Asia in ancient times, t. 1-3, A., 1998;
- Zuev Yu. A., On the ethnic history of Usuns // Transactions of IIAE AN KazSSR, v. 8, 1960;
- Zuev Yu. A., Early Türks: essays on history and ideology, A., 2002.
- Elzhau bi // Kazakhstan. National Encyclopedia . - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias , 2005. - T. II. - ISBN 9965-9746-3-2 .
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