Ishbara Tolis
| Ishbara Tolis Qaghan | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 634-639 (as khagan) 639-659 (as Nushibi khagan) |
| Predecessor | Dulu Khan |
| Successor | Irbis Tulu Khagan (in west) El Kulug Shad (in east) |
| Born | Ashina Tong'e |
| Died | 659 |
| Issue | El Kulug Shad |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Bagha Shad |
| Religion | Tengrism |
Ishbara Tolis was the ruler of Western Turkic Khaganate (empire) between 634–639. His full title was Shābōluō xìlìshī (~diélìshī) kèhán
Reign
[edit]He was Bagha Shad's son. After his elder brother Duolu Qaghan abdicated, he was enthroned in 634 in very unfavorable circumstances. He had to rely on vassal tribes which were more powerful than himself. In 635, he sent arrows to ten tribes which meant legitimatizing them as shads (semi independent governor princes), but he was careful to keep the delicate balance between the two rival factions by appointing five from Duolu and five from Nushibi. Thus his empire came to be known as Onoq, meaning "ten arrows" (
Later reign
[edit]After the Duolu–Nushibi split, he spent rest of his life among his former Nushibi subjects, east to Ili River.[1] He was killed by one of his own men in 659, on orders of Yukuk Shad.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ ^ L.M.Gümilev :Eski Türkler, tr:Ahsen Batur, Selenge yayınları, İstanbul, 2002, ISBN 975-7856-39-8, OCLC 52822672, pp.269-272
- ^ Ahmet., Taşağil (1995–2004). Gök-Türkler. Atatürk Kültür, Dil, ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu (Turkey). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. ISBN 975161113X. OCLC 33892575.