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Ashina Zhen
Ashina Zhen (also referred to as Shi Zhen 史震) — was a puppet khagan set up by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty in China; He ruled briefly. Life He was a son of Ashina Xian. In October, 735, Turkic peoples, Turkic tribe leader and warlord Suluk (Turgesh khagan), Suluk attacked the Beiting Protectorate. As a reaction, he was appointed as Xingxiwang Khagan to defend the Four Garrisons of Anxi and attached him to Gai Jiayun (蓋嘉運). However he was removed from this post when he was defeated in 736. Source * Cefu Yuangui 8th-century Turkic people Ashina house of the Turkic Empire Tang dynasty generals Göktürk khagans {{China-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashina Tribe
The Ashina (; Middle Chinese: (Guangyun) ), were a Turkic speaking tribe and the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks. This clan rose to prominence in the mid-6th century when the leader, Bumin Qaghan, revolted against the Rouran Khaganate. The two main branches of the family, one descended from Bumin and the other from his brother Istämi, ruled over the eastern and western parts of the Göktürks, Göktürk confederation, respectively. Origin Primary Chinese sources ascribed different origins to the Ashina tribe. Ashina were first attested to 439, as reported by the ''Book of Sui'': on the 18th day of the 10th month, the Tuoba ruler Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei overthrew Juqu Mujian of the Northern Liang in eastern Gansu,Wei Zheng et al., ''Book of Sui'', :zh:t:隋書/卷84, Vol. 84. and 500 Ashina families fled northwest to the Rouran Khaganate near Gaochang. According to the ''Book of Zhou'', ''History of the Northern Dynasties'', and New Book of Tang, the Ashina clan was a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashina Xian
Ashina Xian was a Western Turk khagan, also a general of Protectorate General to Pacify the West from 708 to 717, appointed by the Tang dynasty. Life When his father was executed by Lai Junchen in 692, he was exiled to Yazhou. However, he was recalled to court in 703. In 708, he was appointed ''Xingxiwang Khagan'' () by Zhongzhong. However, Suoge was appointed as his subordinate, who was going to appointed ''Shisixing Khagan'' () later. In 714, after the death of Suoge in the Battle of Bolchu, Xian was created Qixi (碛西) Military Commissioner and sent to Suyab to fill in the power vacuum. Nevertheless, when Suluk rose to prominence, the Tang appointed Ashina Xian as the ''Shixing Qaghan'' in 716 and appointed Suluk as his deputy, to appease Suluk. Suluk's growing ambition over Xian's overlordship resulted in war and defeat of Xian in June and July in 717. After defeat he left for Changan and died sometime during the Kaiyuan era Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (; 8 Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khagan
Khagan or Qaghan (Mongolian:; or ''Khagan''; otk, 𐰴𐰍𐰣 ), or , tr, Kağan or ; ug, قاغان, Qaghan, Mongolian Script: ; or ; fa, خاقان ''Khāqān'', alternatively spelled Kağan, Kagan, Khaghan, Kaghan, Khakan, Khakhan, Khaqan, Xagahn, Qaghan, Chagan, Қан, or Kha'an is a title of imperial rank in the Turkic, Mongolic and some other languages, equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate (empire). The female equivalent is Khatun. It may also be translated as " Khan of Khans", equivalent to King of Kings. In Bulgarian, the title became known as ''Khan'', while in modern Turkic, the title became ''Khaan'' with the ''g'' sound becoming almost silent or non-existent; the ''ğ'' in modern Turkish ''Kağan'' is also silent. Since the division of the Mongol Empire, monarchs of the Yuan dynasty and the Northern Yuan held the title of ''Khagan''. ''Kağan, Hakan'' and ''Kaan'', Turkish equivalents of the title are common Turkish names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Xuanzong Of Tang
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (; 8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was the seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty in China, reigning from 712 to 756 CE. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. In the early half of his reign he was a diligent and astute ruler. Ably assisted by capable chancellors like Yao Chong, Song Jing and Zhang Yue, he was credited with bringing the Tang dynasty to a pinnacle of culture and power. Emperor Xuanzong, however, because of his interest in his two beloved concubines who were involved in governmental matters ( Consort Wu and later with her death; was succeeded by Yang Guifei) and was blamed for over-trusting Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and An Lushan during his late reign, with Tang's golden age ending in the An Lushan Rebellion. Background Li Longji was born at the Tang dynasty eastern capital Luoyang in 685, during the first reign of his father Emperor Ruizong (Li Dan) – but at that time, Emperor Ruizong's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkic Peoples
The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. "Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members speak languages belonging to the Turkic subfamily...". "The Turkic peoples represent a diverse collection of ethnic groups defined by the Turkic languages." According to historians and linguists, the Proto-Turkic language originated in Central-East Asia region, potentially in Mongolia or Tuva. Initially, Proto-Turkic speakers were potentially both hunter-gatherers and farmers, but later became nomadic pastoralists. Early and medieval Turkic groups exhibited a wide range of both East Asian and West-Eurasian physical appearances and genetic origins, in part through long-term contact with neighboring peoples such as Iranian, Mongolic, Tocharians, Yeniseian people, and others."Some DNA tests point to the Iranian connections of the Ashina and Ashide,133 highlighti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suluk (Turgesh Khagan)
Suluk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Sulu ** Suluk language, or Tausug language, an Austronesian language spoken by the Suluk people ** Suluk people, or Tausūg people, an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia Places * Suluk, Syria, a town in Raqqa Governorate, Syria *Solok, a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia *Suluq, a town in Benghazi District, Libya People * Suluk (Türgesh khagan) (died 738), Turkic tribe leader * Suluk Mehmed Reis, or Mahomet Sirocco (1525–1571), Ottoman Bey of Alexandria *Thomas Suluk (born 1950), Canadian politician *Donald Suluk (born c. 1925), Inuit religious figure Other uses * Suluk Subdistrict, a subdistrict in Raqqa Governorate, Syria *Houtat Sulūk Houtat Sulūk is a canyon, about long, in Suluk Subdistrict, Tell Abyad District, Raqqa Governorate, Syria. It is about north of Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on ..., a canyon in Raq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beiting Protectorate
The Beiting Protectorate-General, initially the Beiting Protectorate, was a Chinese protectorate established by the Tang dynasty in 702 to control the Beiting region north of Gaochang in contemporary Xinjiang. Wu Zetian set up the Beiting Protectorate in Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County) and granted it governorship over Yi Prefecture (Hami) and Xi Prefecture (Gaochang). The Beiting Protectorate ended in 790 when Tingzhou was conquered by the Tibetan Empire. The ruins, along with other sites along the Silk Road, were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site. History In 702 Wu Zetian set up the Beiting Protectorate in Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County) and granted it governorship over Yi Prefecture (Hami) and Xi Prefecture (Gaochang). In 715 the Tibetan Empire attacked the Beiting Protectorate. In 735 the Türgesh attacked Ting Prefecture. In 755 the An Lushan Rebellion occurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Garrisons Of Anxi
The Four Garrisons of Anxi were Chinese military garrisons installed by the Tang dynasty between 648 and 658. They were stationed at the Indo-European city-states of Qiuci (Kucha), Yutian (Hotan), Shule (Kashgar) and Yanqi (Karashahr). The Protectorate General to Pacify the West was headquartered in Qiuci.Xue, p. 596-598. History The Anxi Protectorate was created in Xi Prefecture (Gaochang) after the Tang dynasty successfully annexed the oasis kingdom in 640. The protectorate was moved to Qiuci in 648 after the Tang dynasty defeated Kucha. However, due to local unrest with support from the Western Turkic Khaganate the Tang protector general was assassinated and the protectorate was moved back to Xi Prefecture in 651. When the Tang dynasty defeated the Western Turkic Khaganate in 658, the protectorate headquarter was moved back to Qiuci. The full establishment of the Four Garrisons, and with them a formal Tang military protectorate over the Tarim Basin, is therefore dated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gai Jiayun
Gai or GAI may refer to: People Given name or nickname * GAI (musician) (born 1987), Chinese hip-hop musician * Gai Assulin (born 1991), Israeli footballer * Gai Brodtmann (born 1963), Australian politician * Gai Eaton (1921–2010), British diplomat * Gai Toms (born 1976), Welsh musician * Gai Waterhouse (born 1954), Australian horse trainer and businesswoman Surname * Antonio Gai (1686–1769), Italian sculptor * Deng Gai (born 1982), South Sudanese basketball player * Gatluak Gai (died 2011), South Sudanese rebel * G. S. Gai (1917–1995), Indian historical linguist * Oleksiy Gai (born 1982), Ukrainian footballer * Pa Amadou Gai (born 1984), Gambian footballer * Pa Mamadou Gai (born 1977), Gambian sprinter * Pratibha Gai, British microscopist * Silvio Gai (1873–1967), Italian politician * Solomon Gai (1600–1638), Italian scholar and Hebraist Fictional characters * Kamen Rider Gai, from ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * Maito Gai, from ''Naruto'' Places * Gai, Arme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cefu Yuangui
''Cefu Yuangui'' (冊府元龜) is the largest ''leishu'' (encyclopedia) compiled during the Chinese Song Dynasty (AD 960–1279). It was the last of the ''Four Great Books of Song'', the previous three having been published in the 10th century. History The encyclopedia was commissioned by Emperor Zhenzong in October 1005 under the working title ''Records of Relations Between Rulers and Officials in Past Dynasties'' but was renamed ''Models from the Archives'' by the Emperor, to whom the finished work was presented on September 20, 1013. The final product was divided into 1,000 ''juan,'' 31 categories, and 1014 subcategories, all of which "related to administration of the empire, to bureaucracy, and to the imperial family." It did not include chapters on the natural world. Many people worked on the encyclopedia, including Wang Qinruo and Yang Yi who requested that the emperor hire more compilers. It was almost twice as large as the ''Imperial Reader of the Taiping Era'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th-century Turkic People
The 8th century is the period from 701 ( DCCI) through 800 ( DCCC) in accordance with the Julian Calendar. The coast of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula quickly came under Islamic Arab domination. The westward expansion of the Umayyad Empire was famously halted at the siege of Constantinople by the Byzantine Empire and the Battle of Tours by the Franks. The tide of Arab conquest came to an end in the middle of the 8th century.Roberts, J., ''History of the World'', Penguin, 1994. In Europe, late in the century, the Vikings, seafaring peoples from Scandinavia, begin raiding the coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean, and go on to found several important kingdoms. In Asia, the Pala Empire is founded in Bengal. The Tang dynasty reaches its pinnacle under Chinese Emperor Xuanzong. The Nara period begins in Japan. Events * Estimated century in which the poem Beowulf is composed. * Classical Maya civilization begins to decline. * The Kombumerri burial grounds are founded. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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