Kuchug was a
Pecheneg khan
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
*Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...
who ruled during the 990s CE. The ''
Nikol'sk Chronicle'' relates that Kuchug converted to
Christianity around the year 990 (most likely as a result of
Vladimir the Great's Christianization, whom the Chronicle states that Kuchug "served Vladimir with a pure heart". The name of Kuchug (Modern Turkish: Küçük) means 'little, small' in Turkic. He was preceded as khan by
Metiga, and his rule began no earlier than around 988 (but had certainly begun by 991;
no exact date can be pinpointed for the beginning of his reign.
References
Pechenegs
Turkic rulers
Converts to Christianity from pagan religions
10th-century monarchs in Asia
10th-century Christians
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