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Qapaghan Qaghan

Type Figure Region Northern steppe Time 583–716 Also known as Ashina Qapaghan、Founder of the second Eastern Turkic Khaganate

Ashina Qapaghan, Eastern Turkic khagan (b. c. 583, d. 716), rose with his brother Qutlugh in 682 to rebuild the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, repeatedly …

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  1. 583–681Northern steppe (Turkic homeland) · Northern steppeOf the Eastern Turkic royal house, after the khaganate fell to the Tang in 630 the Turkic tribes scattered under Tang and Xueyantuo rule; Qapaghan and his brother Qutlugh gathered strength in the northern steppe, waiting to restore the state.
  2. 682–693Around Heisha city, south of the Gobi · South of the GobiHis brother Qutlugh rose in 682 to restore the state, calling himself Ilterish Qaghan; after Qutlugh died in 692 Qapaghan succeeded, continuing to unite the tribes, defeating Tang and Wu Zhou forces, recontrolling the northern steppe, and establishing a second Eastern Turkic Khaganate.
  3. 694–716Northern steppe court camp · Northern steppeDuring his reign he repeatedly invaded the Tang and Wu Zhou frontiers, warring long with the regimes of Wu Zetian and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang; he also contended with the Western Turks and Khitans, maintaining steppe hegemony until he was assassinated by his general Meiluochuo and others in 716.

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