Chongde Qaghan or Küçlüg Bilge Qaghan was the ninth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known, therefore he is often referred as his
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invested title Chongde (
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: 崇德可汗; literally: 'Honoring virtue') which was invested on 26 May 821.
Reign
Upon his accession, he sent a delegation including a number of officials and two Uyghur princesses, along with a
bride price
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of horses and camels to
Muzong in order to seek a Tang Princess. Muzong agreed and sent
Princess Taihe with a grand delegation. She was escorted by the general Hu Zheng (胡証), assisted by the other officials Li Xian (李憲) and Yin You (殷侑). They did not arrive at Uyghur capital until 822. Princess Taihe was later created Renxiao Duanli Mingzhi Shangshou Khatun (人小椴黎明之上首可敦) by Muzong.
He was visited by Muslim traveller Tamim ibn Bahr after his marriage. According to Tamim's notes, he had a personal army of 12000 with 17 subordinates each having 13000 soldiers.
[{{Cite journal, last=Minorsky, first=V., date=1948, title=Tamīm ibn Baḥr's Journey to the Uyghurs, journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume=12, issue=2, pages=275–305, issn=0041-977X, jstor=608747, doi=10.1017/S0041977X00080228]
He died in 824 and was succeeded by his brother
Zhaoli Qaghan
Zhaoli Qaghan (昭禮可汗) was tenth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name was recorded as Yaoluoge Hesa (藥羅葛曷薩) in Chinese sources. His Uyghur name could be Qasar or Xazar.
Background
He was a younger brother of Chongde and a son of ...
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Family
He had at least 5 sons:
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Zhangxin Qaghan )''Blessed at Moon God, Courageous, Glorious, Wise Qaghan'', birth_name=Yaoluoge Hu (藥羅葛胡), religion=, posthumous name=Zhangxin Qaghan () or Alp Külüg Bilge Qaghan was the eleventh ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name was Yaoluoge Hu (藥 ...
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Womosi Tegin (submitted to
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# Alizhi (阿歷支) (submitted to
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# Xiwuchuo (習勿啜) (submitted to
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# Wuluosi (烏羅思) (submitted to
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References
824 deaths
9th-century monarchs in Asia
9th-century Turkic people
Ädiz clan