Architecture of Mongolia
The Xiongnu confederation ruled present-day Mongolia from the third century BCE through the first century CE, living in portable, round tents on carts and round yurts. The Xiongnu aristocracy lived in small palaces, and their villages were protected by huge walls. S. I. Rudenko also mentions capital construction built of logs. Archaeological excavations indicate that the Xiongnu had towns; their chief city was Luut Hot (Dragon City).
Luandi
The Luandi (; alternatively written as Xulianti ) was a clan and the ruling dynasty of the ancient Xiongnu that flourished between 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE. The form Luandi (挛鞮) comes from Hanshu, while the form Xulianti comes from Hou Hanshu. Anna Dybo reconstructed 攣鞮's Old Chinese pronunciation as "*r(h)wan-de" & posits that the clan's name was an Iranic loanword, cognate with Khotanese "runde", plural of "rre" from "*rwant-" "king". There were four other noble tribes: Huyan, Xubu, Qiulin and Lan. The Huyan belonged to the dominating left wing, and the Lan and the Xubu belonged to the right wing.