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Tong Yabghu Qaghan

Type Figure Region Central Asian steppe Time c. 590–628 Also known as Tong Yabghu、Shaboluo Qaghan of the Western Turks

An Ashina qaghan of the Western Turks, died around 628 CE. After acceding in 618 he unified the Western Turkic tribes, his power reaching the Persian…

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  1. 618–620Sanmi River (near Qianquan) · Zhambyl RegionAfter internal strife among the Western Turks at the end of the Sui, Tong Yabghu defeated rival factions and acceded, integrating the Ten Clans of the Turks and restoring Western Turkic unity, controlling the vast steppe from the Altai Mountains to Central Asia.
  2. 621–627Northern route of the Western Regions (north and south of the Tianshan) · XinjiangAt the height of his power he controlled the Persian border to the west and reached the Jinshan (Altai) in the east, holding the key points of the northern Silk Road route. He maintained embassies with both the Sui and Tang dynasties, exerting major influence over Central Plains regimes and Western Regions states.
  3. 628Sanmi River camp · Zhambyl RegionAround 628 he was assassinated in a coup launched by his uncle Mohe Duo. The Western Turks fell into division, splitting into the Shaboluo Tili and Yibi Tili lines, and the steppe hegemony collapsed, creating conditions for the Tang's later expansion into the Western Regions.

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