Qapagan
Qapagan was the second ruler of the second Kaganate of the Kök Turks in late ancient Central Asia . He ruled from 691/92 to 716. His name is also written Kapağan , another name in Chinese sources is Mo-ch'uo . Its original name was Bökö .
Qapagan also enjoyed a Chinese upbringing and succeeded his brother, the first Kagan Elteriš , as ruler, resumed the raids against China and supported the opponents of China. He was only the guardian of his nephew Kül Tigin, who was then six years old. That is probably why he did not take the Kagan title. Among other things, the Karluken and Oghusen tribes submitted to him voluntarily, and in 699 the western empire was reunited with the eastern empire. Non-Turkish peoples like the Kitan were also subjugated.
Qapagan led a tough regiment over the peoples of his empire - in 711/12 there were unrest among the Basmıl peoples and parts of the On-Ok. In the west he tried to subjugate the nomads living there; in these battles he was killed in 716.
He was followed by the elder son of his brother Elteriš, Bilge Kagan . His younger brother Kültegin and her father's advisor, Tonyuquq , supported him.
literature
- Jürgen Paul : Central Asia. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2012 ( New Fischer World History , Volume 10).
- Wolfgang-Ekkehard Scharlipp : The early Turks in Central Asia. An introduction to their history and culture. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1992, ISBN 3-534-11689-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Form of name and assumption of government after Wolfgang-Ekkehard Scharlipp: The early Turks in Central Asia. Darmstadt 1992, p. 38.
- ^ Jürgen Paul: Central Asia. Frankfurt a. M. 2012, p. 80f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Qapagan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of the Gök Turks |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 716 |