Qubei

Qubei
Chinese去卑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQùbēi
Wade–Gilesch`üpei

Qubei (Chinese: 去卑; pinyin: Qùbēi, fl. 195–216) was a leader of the Southern Xiongnu and supervisor of the Five Divisions who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. An uncle to the last chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, Huchuquan, Qubei was appointed by the Chinese court to supervise the Five Divisions of Xiongnu after his nephew was detained in Ye in 216. He was also the ancestor of two prominent non-Chinese clans; the Helian, who founded the Xia dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, and the Dugu.