Laoshang

Jiyu
Laoshang Chanyu
Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire
Reign174–161 BCE
PredecessorModu Chanyu
SuccessorJunchen Chanyu
BornModern-day Mongolia
Died161 BCE
FatherModu Chanyu

Laoshang (Chinese: 老上; r. 174–161 BCE), whose personal name was Jiyu (Chinese: 稽鬻), was a Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire who succeeded his father Modu Chanyu in 174 BCE. Under his reign, the Xiongnu Empire continued to expand against the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu thus gained control of the Hexi Corridor.


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