| Inel Qaghan | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 716โ717 |
| Predecessor | Qapaghan Qaghan |
| Successor | Bilgรค Qaฮณan |
| Regent | Tonyukuk |
| Born | Ashina Fuju ้ฟๅฒ้ฃๅไฟฑ |
| Died | 716 |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Qapaghan Qaghan |
Inel Qaghan (Old Turkic: ๐ฐ๐ฐค๐ฐ :๐ฐด๐ฐ๐ฐฃ, romanized:ย Inel qaษฃan; Chinese: ๆณฅๆถ ๅฏๆฑ; pinyin: Nรญniรจ Kรจhรกn), personal name Ashina Fuju (้ฟๅฒ้ฃๅไฟฑ), was the third khagan of Second Turkic Khaganate.
Biography
editDuring Qapaghan's reign
editInel actively participated in his father Qapaghan Qaghan's campaigns. In 699 he became lesser khagan and received 40,000 troops of the western wing from his father, so the Chinese called him Tuoxi Kehan (ๆ่ฅฟๅฏๆฑ, literally the expander of the west).
He took part in battles involving the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana in 711 and 712.[1] He was also present at the Siege of Beiting in 714, where his brother Toลa Tegin was killed.
Reign
editInel Qaghan and his supporters were killed by Kul Tigin during a struggle for the throne. Some writers[2] say that the law of succession was that power passed from a ruler to his younger brothers before returning to his sons. Thus the order was Ilterish Qaghan, his brother Qapaghan Qaghan, then his sons Bilge Qaghan and Kul Tigin. Inel, being Qapaghan's son, had no right on the throne. Other writers treat the matter as a coup d'รฉtat with no mention of the rules of succession.[3]
In popular culture
edit- Portrayed by Lee Yeong-ho in 2006โ2007 KBS TV series Dae Jo Yeong.
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