Issik Qaghan
Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kara Issik Qaghan (Chinese: 乙息記可汗; pinyin: Yǐxījì kěhàn) was the second ruler of the Turkic Khaganate.
| Kara Issik Qaghan | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 552 – 553 |
| Predecessor | Bumin Qaghan |
| Successor | Muqan Qaghan |
| Born | Ashina Keluo (阿史那科罗) |
| Died | 553 |
| Issue | Ishbara Qaghan Bagha Qaghan |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Bumin Qaghan |
Biography
His personal name was Ashina Keluo (Chinese: 阿史那科罗) which is reconstructible in Middle Chinese as *kʰuâ-lâ, which is transliterated as either Old Turkic Qara.[1] His regnal name Yixiji was reconstructed by Ahmet Taşağıl as Ilji.[2] He is also referred to as Ayi Qaghan (阿逸可汗) in Cefu Yuangui.[3]
During his brief rule, he defeated the Rouran khagan Yujiulü Dengzhu near Mulai Mountain to north of Woye Town (modern Wuyuan County, Inner Mongolia). He is recorded to have sent a tribute of 50,000 horses to Western Wei in May 553. He died the same year after an illness and was succeeded by his younger brother Yandou.[4]
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