Chanyu

Chanyu (Shanyu or Shanuy, simplified Chinese: 单于; traditional Chinese: 單于, Modern Chinese: (Pinyin): chányú, (Wade-Giles): ch'an-yü, Middle Chinese: (Guangyun) or, Xiongnu language: sanok / tsanak, full title: 撐犁孤塗單于/撑犁孤涂单于, chēnglí gūtu chányú, according to Book of Han it means Heaven, Child, Immense appearance) was the title used by the nomadic supreme rulers of Middle and Central Asia for 8 centuries and superseded by the title "Khagan"" in 402 CE. The title was used by the nomadic Xiongnu Luanti clan during the Qin (221-206 BCE) and Han dynasties (206 BCE–220 CE).