Huihe

The Huie (回 纥) were a Turkic people in Asia who resided in eastern China .

history

The Huihe were known as part of the Tiele since 390, then still as Yuanhe (袁 纥). They lived near the Xueyantuo . Under the leader Pusa (菩萨), son of Tejian (特健), they had with the Xueyantuo against the Eastern Khaganate of Göktürks alliance. After his death, his successor Tumidu (吐 迷 度) formed an alliance with the Chinese and turned against the Xueyantuo. Later he carried a Chinese title like the other leaders of the Tiele and the title of khagan among the tribes who now paid tribute to the Chinese. In 648 he was killed by his nephew Wuhe (乌 纥) and the tribesman Juluobo (俱 罗勃). Both were connected to the Chebi-Khagan, the last rule of the Eastern Khaganate with a center in Altai, which now controlled the surrounding tribes, including the Karluken.

After this incident, Wuhe was soon killed by the Chinese. From November 17, Porun (婆 闰) bore his father's title. At the time, the Huihe participated in several Chinese military operations. One such under the leadership of Ashina Sheer (阿 史 那 社 尔), Yuan Lichen (元 礼 臣), Gao Kan (高 侃), Liang Jianfang (梁建 方), Cheng Zhijie (程 知 节), Su Dingfang and Xiao Siya (萧 嗣 业) began on January 26th, 661. It led to the conquest of Altai and the end of the Western Khaganate in 657.

literature

• Duan, Lianqin: Dingling, Gaoju and Tiele. Shanghai: Shanghai People's Press, 1988. pp. 186, 451, 453-470, 493.