Ashina Xichun, also known as Chuluo Khagan (Turkic: Çula Han, ,

Middle Chinese Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the '' Qieyun'', a rime dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions. The ...

: (

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) , died 620), was the

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 ...

of the

Eastern Turkic Khaganate The Eastern Turkic Khaganate () was a Turkic khaganate formed as a result of the internecine wars in the beginning of the 7th century (AD 581–603) after the First Turkic Khaganate (founded in the 6th century in the Mongolian Plateau by ...

, and second son of

Yami Qaghan 啓民可汗 , title=First Khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate , image= , caption= , reign=603–609 , coronation= , full name= , successor=Shibi Qaghan , spouse=Princess Anyi (安义公主) Princess Yicheng (義成公主) , issue= , royal hou ...

. He succeeded his elder brother Shibi and ruled for 18 months.

Reign

Since

Ashina Shibobi Ashina Shibobi (born 602, Old Turkic regnal name: 𐱅𐰇𐰠𐰾𐰴𐰍𐰣, Töles qaγan) — was a lesser khagan (or Qaghan equivalent to Emperor), who ruled the eastern wing of Eastern Turkic Khaganate. Early life Ashina Shibobi was born ...

was still a minor, Ilteber shad () succeeded his elder brother as khagan, also creating him Nipu shad and appointing eastern territories to him. He terminated the campaign started by his brother after receiving a large tribute from Tang. Nevertheless, he created

Yang Zhengdao Yang Zhengdao (, 618 – early 650s) or Yang Min () was a Chinese figurehead installed by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate during the bloody Transition from Sui to Tang, Sui–Tang transition. He was a grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, and "ruled" as Ki ...

, a posthumous son of Yang Jian, as puppet King of Sui (隋國王). Starting to plan a major assault as advised by

Liang Shidu Liang Shidu (梁師都) (died June 3, 628) was an agrarian leader who rebelled against the rule of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty near the end of the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui. He, claiming the title of Emperor of Liang with the aid from East ...

, he became allied to

Wang Shichong Wang Shichong (; 567– August 621), courtesy name Xingman (行滿), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician during the Sui dynasty who deposed Sui's last emperor Yang Tong and briefly ruled as the emperor of a succeeding state ...

and

Dou Jiande Dou Jiande (; 573 – 3 August 621) was a leader of the agrarian rebels who rose against the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui near the end of the Chinese Sui dynasty. Generally considered the kindest and most able of the agrarian rebel leaders ...

. As part of the plan, he requested Dou to cross the Taihang Mountains and meet him at Jin (晉州, roughly modern

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) and Jiang (絳州, roughly modern

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) Prefectures. However he died from illness, possibly poisoned by the Minister of Ceremonies () Zheng Yuanshu (鄭元璹). Perpetrators were executed by

Illig Qaghan Illig Qaghan (Old Turkic: ; ), born Ashina Duobi (), posthumous name Prince Huang of Guiyi (歸義荒王), was the last qaghan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. Background He was a son of Yami Qaghan and his Tuyuhun wife Poshi (婆施). He was ...

Family

He married the

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Princess Yicheng Princess Yicheng was a Chinese princess of the Sui dynasty and a khatun of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. She spent at least 30 years of her life among the Turks. Family She was an extended family member of Sui Dynasty. Her father was named Yan ...

(義成公主) in

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, the former wife of

Qimin 啓民可汗 , title=First Khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate , image= , caption= , reign=603–609 , coronation= , full name= , successor=Shibi Qaghan , spouse=Princess Anyi (安义公主) Princess Yicheng (義成公主) , issue= , royal hous ...

levirate marriage Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage out ...

along with other wives. Issues: * Ashina Momo (阿史那摸末, 607 - 649) - was titled Yushe shad (郁射設) and married to someone of Imperial Li (李) clan. ** Ashina Wushi (阿史那勿施, d.683) *** Ashina Dachen (阿史那大臣) *** Ashina Yanchen (阿史那彦臣) *** Ashina Dichen (阿史那帝臣) *** Ashina Mingchen (阿史那名臣) *** Ashina Jianchen (阿史那諫臣) *

Ashina She'er Ashina She'er (阿史那社爾) was a Turkic prince and general in Tang military. He also briefly claimed the Western Turkic Khaganate in 628-634 centered around Beshbaliq Early life He was born in 609 as second the son of Chuluo Qaghan. He wa ...

(阿史那社爾, 609-655) - was titled To shad in youth and married to Princess Hengyang (衡陽公主), daughter of Gaozu. ** Ashina Daozhen (阿史那道真) - a general in Tang army. *Ashina Danai (阿史那大奈), later changed his name to

Shi Danai Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of Chinese Radical 44 ...

(史大奈) - a general in Tang army.''

New Book of Tang The ''New Book of Tang'', generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters. The work was compiled by a team of scholars of the So ...

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References

Sources

*Zongzheng, Xue (1992). "A History of Turks". Beijing: Chinese Social Sciences Press. . p. 208-213. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chuluo Khan Year of birth missing 620 deaths Göktürk rulers Ashina house of the Turkic Empire 7th-century Turkic people