Bilge Kul Qadır Khan

Kül Bilge Qadır Khan (Karakhanid: کُلْ بِلْكا قَادِرْ خَانْ) or Bilge Kul Qara Khan^[1] was the first known ruler of the Karakhanids.^[2]

Kül Bilge Qadır Khan
Khagan of Karakhanids
Reign	840 – ?
Successor	Bazir Arslan Khan
Died	Unknown
Issue	Oghulcak Khan Bazir Arslan Khan
House	Ashina (Disputed)
Dynasty	Karakhanid
Religion	Tengrism

Tribal affinity

There are different theories on the tribal identity of Bilge Kul khagan. According to Western^{[citation needed]} and Kazakh historiographies, he was a ruler of Isfijab, a descendant of the Karluk yabghu.^[3] Alternatively, he was from the Edgish tribe, a part of the Chigils^[4][5] or a Yagma. According to Pritsak, he claimed the title "Khaqan" after the fall of Uyghur khaganate since he was from the Ashina dynasty.^[6][7][8][9] However, Wei Liangtao claims that he was, in fact, Pang Tegin, a ruler of remnants of the Uyghur ruling dynasty in Khotan.^[10] Qian Baiquan doubted that.^[11]