MONGOLIAN HISTORY
 
The Period of the Cian-Bi State (Hsien-pi) (2nd - 4th centuries CE)

The south Hunnu was under a strong Chinese influence and the north Hunnu people moved farther to the North. The remaining 100 thousand families, or over 500 thousand Huns, joined the Cian-bi people, who formed the Cian-bi State. Tanishikhuai (136-181) played an important role in organizing and consolidating the Cian-bi State. The Cian-bi State grew stronger and expanded its territory in the east and occupied the territory stretching as far as to the Korean peninsula. The Cian-bi State was situated on the territory stretching from the lake of Baikal to the Chinese wall, and from the Korean peninsula to the Ile Tarbagatai. Tanishikhuai divided his State into 3 parts: eastern, central and western. In 181 CE Tanishikhuai passed away and his son Khelyang took over. The State affairs deteriorated under his rule. The Cian-bi State broke up. However, Kebinen, lord of one of the aimags, gathered over 10 thousand soldiers and reunited the Cian-bi State. In 235 CE Kebinen died. As a result, in the middle of the 3rd century CE, after his death, the Cian-bi State was divided into the east and west Cian-bi States, and gradually collapsed.

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