Ashina Yuanqing
| Ashina Yuanqing | |
|---|---|
| Xingxiwang Khagan | |
| Reign | 685–692 |
| Predecessor | Ashina Duzhi (claimant to Western Turkic Khaganate) |
| Successor | Ashina Huseluo |
| Died | 692 Changan |
| Issue | Ashina Tuizi Ashina Xian |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Ashina Mishe |
Ashina Yuanqing (r. 685–692) was a puppet Turkic khagan installed by Wu Zetian in 685.
Biography
[edit]Ashina Yuanqing was a son of Ashina Mishe. He was made commander of Kunling General-Protectorate and Xingxiwang Khagan by Wu Zetian, being assigned to his father's tribes. However, his lands were soon invaded by the Tibetan Empire and he was captured and held hostage by Tibetans from 686 to 689. Although he was released and went to the Tang, he was falsely accused by Lai Junchen and executed by waist chopping, in 692 in Chang'an.[1]
Family
[edit]He had two sons:
- Ashina Tuizi - Rebelled, allied to the Tibetan Empire, then submitted to the Second Turkic Khaganate.
- Ashina Xian - Xingxiwang Khagan (708–717)
References
[edit]- ^ 内藤みどり; Naitō, Midori (1988). Nishi Tokketsu shi no kenkyū (in Japanese). 內藤みどり. (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: Waseda Daigaku Shuppanbu. ISBN 4657882155. OCLC 19389749.