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Shanyu
Shanyu, or chanyu (單于) is the title of the ruler of the Xiongnu. The literal translation is "the greatest" in Xiongnu language. It is roughly equivalent to the Chinese "Son of Heaven". The succession of shanyu usually ran from father to son.
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