Donghu people
Donghu (simplified Chinese: 东胡; traditional Chinese: 東胡; pinyin: Dōnghú; Wade–Giles: Tung-hu; IPA: [tʊ́ŋ.xǔ]; lit. 'Eastern foreigners or Eastern barbarians') was a tribal confederation of "Hu" (胡) nomadic people that was first recorded from the 7th century BCE and was taken over by the Xiongnu in 150 BCE. They lived in northern Hebei, southeastern Inner Mongolia and the western part of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang along the Yan Mountains and Greater Khingan Range.
-500 SAKAS Tasmola Sargat Massagetae Sauro- matians Mumun SABEANS Ordos culture Sha- jing Pazyryk Tagar YUEZHI Subeshi MAHA- JANAPADAS ZHOU DYNASTY Slab-grave culture MEROË Scythians ◁ ▷ General location of the Donghu people, and contemporary Asian polities c. 500 BCE | |
| Dates | 600-150 BCE |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Upper Xiajiadian culture |
| Followed by | Xiongnu Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty) |
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