Ashina Huseluo (693–704) was a puppet khagan installed by

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first empres ...

of the Wu Zhou dynasty.

Life

Ashina Huseluo was the son of

Ashina Buzhen Ashina Buzhen was a member of the ruling caste of the Western Turks. He was appointed khagan by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang dynasty after the conquest of the Western Turks. His fierce rivalry with his cousin, Ashina Mishe, was instrumental in driv ...

who died in 667. His original title was Böri shad (歩利設). As a youth he saw

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influence decline in favor of

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, thus he couldn't rule his ancestral lands and tribes. However, in 685 Wu Zetian made him Jiwangjue Khagan and Mengchi Protector-General in order to strengthen the rule in west. In 690, he was made Jiezhong Shizhu Khagan () for his valiant fights against the

and the

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. Reportedly he was harsh and ruthless towards his subjects. After

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's rebellion he was sent again to

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in 700, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Pingxi Force (平西軍大総管). However, after the rise of Wuzhile (chief of Turgesh), he did not dare to come back to the Western Region again. He died in 704, in

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and was succeeded by

Ashina Huaidao Ashina Huaidao (704–708) was a puppet Turkic khagan under Tang dynasty. Life He was a son of Ashina Huseluo. He was sent to Turgesh leader Sakal by Tang to negotiate submission in 706. After achieving this, he was appointed as Shixing Khagan ...

Source

* Old Book of Tang
Volume 194
{{Göktürks 7th-century Turkic people Ashina house of the Turkic Empire Tang dynasty generals at war against the Göktürks Tang dynasty generals at war against Tibet Göktürk rulers