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''Moon Godborn Glorious Wise Qaghan'', birth_name=Yàoluógé Duōluósī (藥羅葛多邏斯), religion=
Tengriism
Tengrism (also known as Tengriism, Tengerism, or Tengrianism) is an ethnic and old state Turko- Mongolic religion originating in the Eurasian steppes, based on folk shamanism, animism and generally centered around the titular sky god Tengri. Te ...
, posthumous name=Külüg Bilge Qaghan — 5th leader of
Uyghur Khaganate
The Uyghur Khaganate (also Uyghur Empire or Uighur Khaganate, self defined as Toquz-Oghuz country; otk, 𐱃𐰆𐰴𐰕:𐰆𐰍𐰕:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Toquz Oγuz budun, Tang-era names, with modern Hanyu Pinyin: or ) was a Turkic empire that e ...
. His Tang invested title was Zhongzhen Qaghan (忠貞可汗). He was born around 772/773.
Reign
He was a minor when his father died. He was known as Panguan Tegin (泮官特勒), when raised to throne after his father's death. His reign was very brief - 5 months.
Death
There are two different versions regarding his circumstance of death. According to one account he was killed by his brother, who for a time usurped the throne. Another account suggested that Külüg Qaghan was poisoned by a khatun - E (葉), who happened to be a granddaughter of
Pugu Huai'en Pugu Huai'en () (died September 27, 765), formally the Prince of Da'ning (大寧王), was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty of Tiele ancestry. He was instrumental in the final suppression of the Anshi Rebellion, but rebelled against Emperor Da ...
.
His throne was usurped by his brother, however he too was killed by nobles who in turn raised his minor son Achuo (阿啜) to the throne.
His death happened just before Uyghurs suffered a heavy defeat under Grand Chancellor Inanchu Bilge (頡千逝斯) of Elter (𨁂跌) against
Tibetans
The Tibetan people (; ) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.7 million. In addition to the majority living in Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans liv ...
who were aided by
Karluk Yabgu State ruler Alp Burguchan
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Chigils
The Chigil (Chihil, and also (D)Jigil, Cihil, Chiyal) were a Turkic tribe known from the 7th century CE as living around Issyk Kul lake area. They were considered to be descended from the tribe Chuyue, who were of mixed Yueban- Western Turkic or ...
,
Bulaqs
The Bulaqs were a Turkic tribe known mainly from Arabic sources, originating from the Lop Nor region. They were a core part of the Karluk confederacy located in the Altai Mountains. Many of them migrated to the Southern Ural, into the neighbourho ...
and
Shatuo, near
Beshbaliq. As the result Yang Xigu (楊襲古) Commander of
Beiting Protectorate
The Beiting Protectorate-General, initially the Beiting Protectorate, was a Chinese protectorate established by the Tang dynasty in 702 to control the Beiting region north of Gaochang in contemporary Xinjiang. Wu Zetian set up the Beiting ...
committed suicide.
References
770s births
790 deaths
8th-century Turkic people
8th-century monarchs in Asia
8th-century murdered monarchs
Yaglakar clan
Tengrist monarchs
Child monarchs from Asia
Deaths by poisoning