Raids on Savage Tribes (litho)

Raids on Savage Tribes. The terror inspired by the raiding Huns finds frequent expression in early Chinese literature. During the reign of the fourth Emperor, Bc.179-156, the growing power of this race was a source of grave anxiety, and in BC 99 a general named Li Ling penetrated into Hun territory with only five thousand men. Surrounded by thirty thousand of the enemy, he was forced to surrender, whereupon he swore allegiance to the Khan, whose daughter he married, and remained among the Huns until his death, some twenty years later. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.