Yujiulü Futu (;
pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...
: Yùjiǔlǘ Fútú ) (died 508) was khagan of the
Rouran
The Rouran Khaganate ( Chinese: zh, c=, p=Róurán, label=no), also known as Ruanruan or Juan-juan ( zh, c=, p=Ruǎnruǎn, label=no) (or variously ''Jou-jan'', ''Ruruan'', ''Ju-juan'', ''Ruru'', ''Ruirui'', ''Rouru'', ''Rouruan'' or ''Tantan'') ...
(506–508) with the title of Tuohan Khagan (佗汗可汗)
or Tahan Khagan (他汗可汗;
Rouran
The Rouran Khaganate ( Chinese: zh, c=, p=Róurán, label=no), also known as Ruanruan or Juan-juan ( zh, c=, p=Ruǎnruǎn, label=no) (or variously ''Jou-jan'', ''Ruruan'', ''Ju-juan'', ''Ruru'', ''Ruirui'', ''Rouru'', ''Rouruan'' or ''Tantan'') ...
: ''Taγan Qaγan''
). He was the first son of
Yujiulü Nagai.
Reign
In 506, he succeeded his father as khagan of the Rouran. His first act was to send Hexi Wuiliba (紇奚勿六跋), a Rouran envoy to
Northern Wei
Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei ( zh, c=北魏, p=Běi Wèi), Tuoba Wei ( zh, c=拓跋魏, p=Tuòbá Wèi), Yuan Wei ( zh, c=元魏, p=Yuán Wèi) and Later Wei ( zh, t=後魏, p=Hòu Wèi), was an Dynasties of China, impe ...
emperor
Xuanwu in order to make peace. However, the emperor ordered the ministers to convey to the ambassador that the Rouran are descendants of slaves, the former emperors only communicated with them out of mercy and the Rouran will soon lose their lands. Again in 507, Futu sent the emperor a letter and sable fur. The emperor replied that peace with Northern Wei could be earned by fighting the
Gaoche
The Tiele ( zh, c=鐵勒, p=Tiělè),, Mongolian ''*Tegreg'' " eople of theCarts" also transliterated as Chile ( zh, c=敕勒, links=no), Dili ( zh, c=狄歷, links=no), Zhile ( zh, c=直勒, links=no) and Tele ( zh, c=特勒, links=no), who w ...
. However, this war proved disastrous as in 508 he was killed in battle by the
Gaoche
The Tiele ( zh, c=鐵勒, p=Tiělè),, Mongolian ''*Tegreg'' " eople of theCarts" also transliterated as Chile ( zh, c=敕勒, links=no), Dili ( zh, c=狄歷, links=no), Zhile ( zh, c=直勒, links=no) and Tele ( zh, c=特勒, links=no), who w ...
ruler Mi'etu (彌俄突). He was succeeded by his son
Yujiulü Chounu the same year.
Family
He had at least seven children:
*
Yujiulü Chounu
* Yujiulü Qinifa (郁久閭俟匿伐)
*
Yujiulü Anagui
* Yujiulü Zuhui (郁久閭祖惠)
* Yujiulü Yijufa (郁久閭乙居伐)
* Yujiulü Tahan (郁久閭塔寒) - married to Princess Huazheng (化政公主), daughter of a Northern Wei official Yuan Yi (元翌)
* Yujiulü Tutujia (郁久閭秃突佳)
References
Sources
*''
History of the Northern Dynasties'', vol. 86.
*''
Book of Wei'', vol. 103
*''
Zhizhi Tongjian'', vol. 159.
508 deaths
Khagans of the Rouran
Military personnel killed in action
Year of birth unknown
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