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 ...

(Qaghan) was a title used by the Turkic people of the Medieval Ages. The

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and Second Turkic Khaganate were empires ruled by the

Ashina tribe The Ashina (; Middle Chinese: (Guangyun) ), were a Turkic speaking tribe and the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks. This clan rose to prominence in the mid-6th century when the leader, Bumin Qaghan, revolted against the Rouran Khaganate. The two m ...

of the

Göktürks The Göktürks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks ( otk, 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Türük Bodun; ; ) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and ...

that controlled much of Central Asia and the Mongolian Plateau between 552 and 745 and composed of confederated Turkic tribes. Their history is turbulent. In the 6th century, they challenged the power of numerous dynasties in the Central Plains. At the end of the century following a

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, the khaganate was divided into eastern and western wings. In the second half of the 7th century, both wings were defeated by the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

. However, in 682 they regained their independence.

Khagans of the Turkic Khaganate

Khagans of the western side of the Turkic Khaganate

Khagans of Apa line

Khagans of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate

Khagans under the Jimi system of Tang dynasty

Khagans of the Western Turkic Khaganate

Xingxiwang Khagans

Jiwangjue Khagans

Khagans of the Second Eastern Turkic Khaganate

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