- Yujiulü Shelun
Yujiulü Shelun ( _zh. 郁久閭社崙;
pinyin : Yùjiǔlǘ Shèlún) (B.?; R.391-D.410), Khagan of theRouran 402-410. He came to power after his father Heduohan (曷多汗) was defeated and killed by the ToubaNorthern Wei . Shelun led retaliatory raids against Northern Wie, but suffered a serious defeat in 399 and was forced to flee westward. There he subjugated the Hulu (斛律) tribe and with their assistance he defeated theGaoche , then declared himself Khagan.Shelun was the first major leader of the steppes to adopt the title of
Khagan (可汗) or Qiudoufa Khan (丘豆伐可汗) (which was originally a title used byXianbei nobles). In May, 410 he died and was succeeded byYujiulü Hulü .
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