Kinship in the Xiongnu Political System

Year 2022, , 118 - 134, 01.01.2022

Erhan Taşbaş

https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1034076

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the social bases of the hierarchical political organization based on kinship, which is typical with the Xiongnu (Asian Hun) and their successors, and the basic concepts that express it in the context of the cultural continuum. The study also analyzes the role of kinship diplomacy within the political culture of Xiongnu with historical instances and concludes that despite some exceptions, Xiongnu had developed an institutionalized political hierarchy based on kinship relations.

Keywords

Xiongnu, Asian Huns, kinship, kinship diplomacy, political system

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Abstract

This paper aims to examine the social bases of the hierarchical political organization based on kinship, which is typical with the Xiongnu (Asian Hun) and their successors, and the basic concepts that express it in the context of the cultural continuum. The study also analyzes the role of kinship diplomacy within the political culture of Xiongnu with historical instances and concludes that despite some exceptions, Xiongnu had developed an institutionalized political hierarchy based on kinship relations.

Keywords

Xiongnu, Asian Huns, kinship, kinship diplomacy, political system

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