The Han Dynasty was a very prosperous dynasty in the history of our country, when all countries were subject to the control of the Han Dynasty, and the only hidden danger was the Huns on the frontier. Because the Huns were more barbaric, their cultural heritage was very different from that of the Han Dynasty. Because the Huns were very strong, their combat ability was also very strong, and their geographical location was more complicated, it was not an easy task for the powerful Han Dynasty to take the Xiongnu state. The Huns always liked to harass the people of the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty could only appease and tolerate them. The rulers of the Han Dynasty hated the Huns very much, but they were helpless, so they often used the method of peace and affection to appease them, and generally chose the princesses of the royal family to marry the Xiongnu and relatives.
The Huns had a very strange phenomenon, that is, if they caught Han men, they would not only leave them in the Huns forever, but also force them to marry local women and give birth to children. According to historical records, Zhang Qian was a classic historical figure, he was once captured by the Xiongnu, when Zhang Qian was on a foreign mission to pass through the Xiongnu, he was captured by the locals, forced to marry a woman, and gave birth to a child. Su Wu, who shepherds sheep, believes that everyone has also learned about it in history textbooks, and he has also been humiliated by Xiongnu captives, and he also married a local Xiongnu woman and gave birth to a son.
Why did the Huns do this? There are two main reasons. The first reason is that although the Xiongnu repeatedly invaded the borders of the Han Dynasty, they were actually very envious and favored by the Han Dynasty culture, for them, the Han Dynasty culture was very advanced, which could bring great improvement to the quality of life. So once they caught the Han Chinese, they would definitely leave it in the Xiongnu, and the way to keep them was to marry the local women.
Another reason is that the ratio of men to women in the Huns is very uneven, and there are obviously more women than men. Although the Xiongnu men were very strong, the mortality rate of The Hun men was very high due to the frequent hunting and fighting outside, which seriously led to the imbalance between the Xiongnu and the men. In order to solve this problem, they could only capture Han Dynasty men and force them to marry local women to balance the ratio of men and women, which was actually an important means for the Xiongnu to increase their population.