Qutluq Bilge Qaghan
Sixth khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate
About Qutluq Bilge Qaghan
Qutluq Bilge Qaghan (died 795) was the sixth khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate and the last one from the Yaglakar clan. His Tang invested title was Fengcheng Qaghan .
Life According to the Zizhi Tongjian Qutluq Bilge Qaghan was born in 776, while the Cefu Yuangui, New Book of Tang and Old Book of Tang suggest he was born in 774–775. According to Colin Mackerras, these numbers merely meant he was a minor. He was put under regency of Grand Chancellor Inanchu Bilge (頡千逝斯) of the Xiedie (𨁂跌) clan.
Reign During his reign, the Uyghurs formed an alliance with Tang China against the Tibetans and Karluks who were struggling for supremacy in the Tarim Basin. He died soon enough without an heir. He was followed by Grand Chancellor Inanchu Bilge in a kurultai. Even though the royal clan changed from the Yaglakar to the Ädiz clan, his successor adopted a Yaglakar surname because of the prestige.
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Who was Qutluq Bilge Qaghan?
sixth khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate
When did Qutluq Bilge Qaghan die?
Qutluq Bilge Qaghan died in 795 in Ordu-Baliq.
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