Ashina Duzhi
| Ashina Duzhi | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of Western Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 676–679 |
| Predecessor | Ashina Mishe (as Xingxiwang Khagan) Ashina Buzhen (as Jiwangjue Khagan) |
| Successor | Ashina Yuanqing (as Xingxiwang Khagan) Ashina Kushrak (as Jiwangjue Khagan) |
| Died | 679 Chang'an, Tang dynasty |
| House | Ashina |
| Religion | Tengrism |
Ashina Duzhi (r. 676–676) was a Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate following its conquest by the Tang dynasty.
Life
Duzhi's connection to other members of Ashina dynasty is unknown. He was appointed commander of the Fuyan (匐延) area by Emperor Gaozong of Tang in 671, which was mostly populated by Chumukun (処木昆部) tribes. However, in 676 he proclaimed himself On Oq Qaghan or Shixing Khagan (Chinese: 十姓可汗; lit. 'Khagan of Ten Tribes'), entered alliance with Tibetans and invaded the Anxi Protectorate.[1][2]
The Tang retaliated and sent Pei Xingjian. Duzhi's first act was to ask to escort the successor to the Persian throne, Narsieh to the Western Turk homeland. Duzhi himself arrived to escort only to be captured by Pei and sent to Changan.[3]
Duzhi was replaced by Wang Fangyi (王方翼). Narsieh was appointed to rule a castle formerly belonging to Duzhi.
References
- ^ Naito, Midori (1988). Nishi-Tokketsushi no kenkyū [History of the Western Turks] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Waseda Daigaku Shuppanbu. pp. 276–278. ISBN 4-657-88215-5.
- ^ Moriyasu, Takao (1984). "Toban no Chūō Ajia shinshutsu" [The Entry and Withdrawal of the Tibetans from Central Asia]. Kanazawa Daigaku Bungakubu Ronshū, Shigakuka hen (in Japanese). 4: 1–85. ISSN 0285-6522.
- ^ Gumilev, L.N. (2002). Drevnie ti︠u︡rki. Sankt-Peterburg: Szkėo "Kristall". ISBN 5-9503-0031-9.