Ashina Shi

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Alp Bilge Qağan
賀臘毗伽可汗
Qaghan of the Basmyl
Reign742 – 744
Coronation742
PredecessorOzmish Qaghan
Kutluk Yabgu Khagan
SuccessorKutlug I Bilge Kagan
BornAshina Shi
阿史那施
Died744
HouseAshina
FatherUti beg
ReligionTengrism

Alp Bilge[1] Qağan[2] (Chinese: 賀臘毗伽可汗; pinyin: Hèlà Píjiā Kèhán) or Eletmiş Qağan[3] (Chinese: 頡跌伊(蜜)施可汗; pinyin: Xiédiēyī(mì)shī Kèhán) was a Basmyl chief who rebelled and brought Second Turkic Khaganate to an end.

Reign

His personal name was Ashina Shi (阿史那施)[4] was a grandson of Ashina Duoxifu (阿史那咄悉匐), thus a grand-nephew to Ilterish and Qapaghan khagans. He was a cousin of Ozmish Qaghan. [citation needed].

The policy of Tang China was to vassalize all people to the north of Chinese border line and Özmiş Khagan was also expected to pay respect. Initially, Özmiş agreed to visit emperor Xuanzong’s court and pay respect to the emperor, but then he changed his mind and tried to keep his independence. His reluctance annoyed the emperor and the emperor tasked his general Wang Zhongsi (王忠嗣) to arrest Özmiş. Wang Zhongsi organized a coalition of three Turkic people Basmyl, Uighur and Karluk, who had previously accepted the suzerainty of Chinese emperor, instead of Özmiş. The coalition defeated Özmiş Khagan. Although Özmiş escaped he was soon defeated for the second time and was killed in 744 by Ashina Shi himself.[5] Although the Turkic people elected Özmiş’s son Kulun Beg as their new khagan, his empire is usually considered to be collapsed by the death of Özmiş.

In 742, with the Karluks and Uyghurs support, he was declared as the new Khagan. Ashina Shi used the title 'Ydyk-kut' which can be translated as 'Heaven Sent'.[6] Later he appointed Karluks to leadership of right wing and Uyghurs to leadership of left wing. However, he was soon deposed by Uyghurs, which signalled beginning of Uyghur Empire.

References

  1. ^ Kasai, Yukiyo (2014) "The Chinese Phonetic Transcriptions of Old Turkish Words in the Chinese Sources from 6th-9th Century Focused on the Original Word Transcribed as Tujue 突厥" in Studies of Inner Asian Languages 29. p. 125-133 of 57-135
  2. ^ Ouyang Xiu, "New Tang Book", Volume 217b <回鹘传下>, 1975: 6143
  3. ^ Ouyang Xiu, "New Tang Book", Volume 215b <突厥傳下>, 1975: 6054.
  4. ^ Theobald, Ulrich. "Baximi 拔悉蜜 (www.chinaknowledge.de)". www.chinaknowledge.de. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  5. ^ Ahmet Taşağıl:Göktürkler, AKDTYK yayınları, ISBN 978-975-16-2460-4, p. 358-9
  6. ^ S.G. Klyashtorny, "Ancient Turk Rock Inscriptions in the Talas Ala-Too. A Sogdian Word in an Old Turk Inscription", Webfestschrift Marshak 2003, (Online Article).