- Tuqi
Tuqi (Zh-cpw|c=屠耆王|p=Túqí wáng|w=T'uch'i wang) was a high office in the
Xiongnu confederation. The title also known to Chinese as "worthy/wise prince/king" ("Xian wang", 贤王).Chen (1999), p. 237-277] Ma (2005), p. 397-411]Tuqi was the highest Xiongnu prince below the
chanyu ; they were crown prince from the royal clan ofLuanti . There were two titles, each of them a commander-in-chief who derived his power from the eastern and western territories respectively, serving as two wings beside the chanyu's main tribe. Their titles literally mean the "Worthy Prince of the Left (East)" and "Worthy Prince of the Right (West)". This is due to that thenorth ernlynomad s mainly raidssouth , with their left side to theeast ern direction and the right side to thewest .Notes
References
*Chen, Liankai (1999). "Outlines on China's Ethnicities". Beijing: China Financial and Economic Publishing House. ISBN 7-5005-4301-8.
*Ma, Liqing (2005). "Original Xiongnu, An Archaeological Explore on the Xiongnu's History and Culture". Hohhot: Inner Mongolia University Press. ISBN 7-81074-796-7.
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