Yujiulü Tuhezhen (;
pinyin: Yùjiǔlǘ Tǔhèzhēn) was ruler of the
Rouran
The Rouran Khaganate, also Juan-Juan Khaganate (), was a tribal confederation and later state founded by a people of Proto-Mongolic Donghu origin.*Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (2000)"Ji 姬 and Jiang 姜: The Role of Exogamic Clans in the Organizati ...
from September 444 to 464 with the title of Chu Khagan (處可汗).
He was the son of
Yujiulü Wuti.
Reign
He inherited a war with
Northern Wei
Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern and Southern dynasties#Northern dynasties, Northern dynasties ...
from his father but 5 years of his reign went relatively calm. In winter 448 and spring 449,
Emperor Taiwu and
Crown Prince Huang attacked Rouran together, but Tuhezhen eluded them and did not engage them. In fall 449, however, Tuoba Na, Wei general was able to inflict heavy losses on Rouran, and for several years Rouran did not attack.
In winter 458,
Emperor Wencheng launched a major attack against Rouran, but considered abandoning it when his troops encountered a snow storm. At Yuchi Juan's urging (arguing that a withdrawal would unduly signal weakness to Rouran), however, Emperor Wencheng continued, and while he was not able to deal a major defeat to Tuhezhen, a number of Rouran tribesmen surrendered.
During his reign, last remnant of
Northern Liang
The Northern Liang (; 397–439) was a dynastic state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. It was ruled by the Juqu family of Lushuihu origin (a branch of the Xiongnu). Although Duan Ye of Han ethnicity was initially enthroned as the Northern Liang ...
was invaded and
Juqu Anzhou deposed in 460. Tuhezhen made Kan Bozhou (
闞伯周) the King of
Gaochang instead.
He was succeeded by
Yujiulü Yucheng in 464.
Sources
*''
History of the Northern Dynasties'', vol. 86.
*''
Book of Wei
The ''Book of Wei'', also known by its Chinese name as the ''Wei Shu'', is a classic Chinese historical text compiled by Wei Shou from 551 to 554, and is an important text describing the history of the Northern Wei and Eastern Wei from 386 to 5 ...
'', vol 103.
References
Mongol khans
Rouran rulers
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