Tulan Qaghan
| Tulan Khagan | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 589–599 |
| Predecessor | Bagha Qaghan |
| Successor | Tardu |
| Died | 599 |
| Spouse | Princess Qianjin (大义公主) |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Ishbara Qaghan |
| Religion | Tengrism |
Tulan Qaghan (Chinese: 都蘭可汗/都兰可汗, Pinyin: dōulán kěhàn, Wade-Giles: tu-lan k'o-han, Middle Chinese (Guangyun): [tu˥lɑn˩ kʰɑ˥ɣɑn˩˥], personal name: 阿史那雍虞閭/阿史那雍虞闾, āshǐnà yōngyúlǘ, a-shih-na yung-yü-lü) was the seventh qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate and the son of Ishbara Qaghan.
Reign
In 593 Tulan Qaghan gained enough power to stop paying taxes to Emperor Wendi. His wife Princess Qianjin secretly plotted with the Tulan's rival Yami (brother or nephew of Tulan who claimed the throne in 593) to attack the Sui dynasty when her husband refused to do so. This plot was exposed by Chang sun-sheng, a spy of the Sui dynasty, Tulan had Princess Qianjin had executed.[1] Tulan Qaghan combined his forces with Tardu in 599 and launched an invasion of the Sui, but he was assassinated by his own men in 599.[2]
Family
He married his father's wife, Northern Zhou's Princess Qianjin, now known under the Sui dynasty title Princess Dayi. Her new name was given to her by the Sui Emperor Wendi to create a marriage alliance with the Göktürks.
References
- ^ Urgunbayan, Baatar (2023-08-28). "Princesses of the Central Plains Married into the Turkish Khaganate". Mongolian Diaspora. Journal of Mongolian History and Culture. 3 (1): 37–51.
- ^ Ahmet., Taşağil (1995–2004). Gök-Türkler. Atatürk Kültür, Dil, ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu (Turkey). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. ISBN 975161113X. OCLC 33892575.