Yollıg Khagan (Old Turkic: 𐰖𐰆𐰞𐰞𐰃𐰍:𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤 Pronunciation: Yollıg Tigin, Chinese: 伊然可汗; pinyin: Yīrán Kèhán, personal name: Chinese: 阿史那伊然; pinyin: Āshǐnà Yīrán; 734–739?)[1] was the fifth ruler of the Second Turkic Khaganate.[2]
| Yollıg Khagan 伊然可汗 | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 734-739 |
| Predecessor | Bilge Qaghan |
| Successor | Tengri Qaghan |
| Born | Ashina Yiran 阿史那伊然 |
| Died | 739 |
| Spouse | Yusaifu (餘塞匐) |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Bilge Qaghan |
| Mother | Po Beg |
| Religion | Tengrism |
He was Bilge Khagan's son. Besides being author of Orkhon Inscriptions, nothing much is known about him. His wife Yusaifu left for Tang after 744.[3]
References
edit- ^ Chinese sources give 734–41 for the reigns of Yollig and Tengri. The transition year is given as 734 (Jiu Tang Shu), 740 (Xin Tang Shu) (both in Baumer, page 265, footnote) and 739 (Gumilyov, Ancient Turks, ch xxiii).
- ^ Bauer, Susan Wise (2010). The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-393-05975-5.
- ^ Zhenqing, Yan. "Special report". zh.wikisource.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-07-29.
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