Tong Yabghu Qaghan

Tong Yabghu Qaghan
Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate
Reign618-628
PredecessorSheguy
SuccessorBaghatur Qaghan
Died628
HouseAshina
Religionprobably Buddhism[1] or Tengrism

Tong Yabghu Qaghan (r. 618–628 or 630[2]) (also known as T'ung Yabghu, Tong Yabghu Khagan, and Tong Yabğu, Traditional Chinese 統葉護可汗, Simplified Chinese: 统叶护可汗, pinyin Tǒng Yèhù Kěhán, Wade-Giles: T'ung Yeh-hu K'o-han; < Middle Chinese: *t'uong d'źiap-ġuo k'â-ġân[3]) was khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate from 618 to 628 AD. Tong Yanghu was the brother of Sheguy (r. 611–618), the previous khagan of the western Göktürks, and was a member of the Ashina clan;[4] his reign is generally regarded as the zenith of the Western Göktürk Khaganate.[5]

  1. ^ Allchin Raymond Allchin (2019). The Archaeology of Afghanistan: From Earliest Times to the Timurid Period: New Edition. pp. 5–96. Tong Yabgu was favourably inclined towards Buddhism...
  2. ^ 628 from Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 193. 630 in Baumer,2,198, Christian, p260, Sinor,309 has alive in 630. Baumer starts the reign c617.
  3. ^ Golden, P.B. An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples. Series: Turcologica, 9. Wiesbaden: Otto-Harrassowitz. p. 135, 71
  4. ^ Christian 260
  5. ^ Golden, Nomads 30.