Kulun Beg () - was a Turkic (Göktürk) ruler who tried to sustain the

Second Turkic Khaganate The Second Turkic Khaganate ( otk, 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰃𐰠, Türük el, State of the Turks, , known as ''Turk Bilge Qaghan country'' ( otk, 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰝:𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐰴𐰍𐰣:𐰃𐰠𐰭𐰀, Türük Bilgä Qaγan eli) in Ba ...

in vain.

Family

He succeeded

Özmiş Khagan Özmiş Khagan () - was the last penultimate khagan of the Second Turkic Khaganate (Göktürks). Background His father Pan Kul Tigin was a shad (governor) of the empire during the reign of Bilge Kutluk Khagan. Although Pan Kül Tigin had st ...

who was beheaded by the

Ashina Shi Alp Bilge Qağan () or Eletmiş Qağan () — was a Basmyl chief who rebelled and brought Second Turkic Khaganate to an end. Reign His personal name was Ashina Shi (阿史那施) was a grandson of Ashina Duoxifu (阿史那咄悉匐), thus a gra ...

. His relation to Özmiş Khagan is unclear. According to TaşağılAhmet Taşağıl: ''Göktürkler'', AKDTYK Yayınları, Ankara, 2012, pp.359-62 he was Özmiş Khagan's son and according to the family tree drawn by Gumilev he was Özmiş Khagan's brother.L.M.Gümilev :''Eski Türkler'', trans:Ahsen Batur, Selenge yayınları, İstanbul, 2002, , , P.441, 564

Reign

He was enthroned in 744. When he was enthroned the

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n steppes were already conquered by the coalition of Uighur -

Basmyl The Basmyls (''Basmyl''; Basmals, Basmils, otk, 𐰉𐰽𐰢𐰞, Basmïl, , Middle Chinese ZS: *''bˠɛt̚-siɪt̚-miɪt̚/mˠiɪt̚/miᴇ''; also 弊剌 ''Bìlà'', MC *''bjiejH-lat'')Golden, Peter B. ''An Introduction to the History of Turki ...

and Karluk. Chinese emperor Xuanzong decided to destroy the last traces of Turkic khaganate and he sent general Wang Zhongsi (王忠嗣) over Kulun Beg’s forces. Meanwhile

was deposed by Kutlug I Bilge Qaghan. Wang Zhongsi (王忠嗣) defeated the eastern flank of Turkic army headed by Apa Tarkhan. Although Kulun Beg tried to escape, he was arrested by the

Uighurs The Uyghurs; ; ; ; zh, s=, t=, p=Wéiwú'ěr, IPA: ( ), alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghu ...

and was beheaded just like his father in 745.

Aftermath

Most of the Turks fled to other Turkic tribes like Basmyl. However, a group including

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Bilge Khagan Bilge Qaghan ( otk, 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐰴𐰍𐰣, Bilgä Qaγan; ; 683 – 25 November 734) was the fourth Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate. His accomplishments were described in the Orkhon inscriptions. Names As was the custom, his ...

’s widow who was also

Tonyukuk Tonyukuk ( otk, 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐱃𐰆𐰪𐰸𐰸, Bilgä Tuňuquq, lit=Tunyuquq the Wise, zh, , c=暾欲谷, p=Tunyugu, , born c. 646, died c. 726) was the baga-tarkhan (supreme commander) and adviser of four successive Göktürk khaga ...

’s daughter, took refuge in China. Chinese emperor legitimised her as a princess and she was appointed as the ruler of her people. According to Taşağıl, Turks were mentioned in Chinese chronicles up to 941.

References

Göktürk rulers 8th-century Turkic people 745 deaths Year of birth unknown {{turkey-bio-stub