Xiongnu Official Title Danghu and Jurchen Tanggu ‘Hundred’
Language Log 2025-01-13
Summary:
[This is a guest post by Penglin Wang] Identification of the Xiongnu word ninghu (寧胡) as meaning ‘six’ in the phrase ninghu yanshi ‘the sixth consort’ (Wang 2024) and its connection with Jurchen ninggu (寧谷) and Manchu ninggun ‘six’ has opened up the possibility for thinking about the Xiongnu official title danghu (當戶) in […]