People / group

Tiefu

The Tiefu were a people of the Ordos region of northern China in the 4th and 5th centuries, of mixed Xiongnu and Xianbei descent; the name was used for offspring of Xiongnu fathers and Xianbei mothers. Their chiefs of the Liu family led them against the Tuoba Xianbei, and Liu Bobo of this line founded the Xia state in 407.

Tiefu
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Helian Xia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tiefu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tiefu
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