Ashina Yuanqing (r. 685–692) was a puppet Turkic khagan installed by

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first empres ...

in 685.

Life

He was a son of

Ashina Mishe Ashina Mishe (; ?–662) was a puppet Turkic khagan installed by the Emperor Gaozong of the Tang dynasty to rule over former Western Turkic territories. Xue Zongzheng suggested he and Duolu Khagan were the same person. Early life He was title ...

. He was created commander of Kunling General-Protectorate and Xingxiwang Khagan by Wu Zetian, being assigned to his father's tribes. However, his lands soon invaded by

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and he was captured and held hostage by Tibetans since 686 till 689. Although he was released afterwards and went to

Tang Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

, he was falsely accused by

Lai Junchen Lai Junchen (Chinese: 來俊臣) (died April 28, 697) was a Chinese politician and writer. He was a well-known secret police official during the Chinese Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, whose ability to interrogate and falsely implicate officials of cri ...

and executed by waist chopping, in 692 in

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Family

He had two sons: *

Ashina Tuizi Ashina Tuizi (693-700) — was a claimant Qaghan of Western Turkic Khaganate following invasion of Tang dynasty. Life He escaped Tang dynasty, Tang after execution of his father at the hand of Lai Junchen. After arriving in Tibetan Empire in 693 ...

- Rebelled, allied to

, then submitted to Second Turkic Qaghanate. *

Ashina Xian Ashina Xian was a Western Turk khagan, also a general of Protectorate General to Pacify the West from 708 to 717, appointed by the Tang dynasty. Life When his father was executed by Lai Junchen in 692, he was exiled to Yazhou. However, he was r ...

- Xingxiwang Khagan (708-717)

References

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