Chongde Qaghan
| Chongde Qaghan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qaghan of the Uyghurs | |||||
| Reign | 821–824 | ||||
| Predecessor | Baoyi Qaghan | ||||
| Successor | Zhaoli Qaghan | ||||
| Died | 824 | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Taihe (太和公主) | ||||
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| House | Ädiz clan (by birth) Yaglakar clan (official) | ||||
| Father | Baoyi Qaghan | ||||
Chongde Qaghan or Küçlüg Bilge Qaghan was the ninth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known and is often referred by his Tang dynasty invested title Chongde (Chinese: 崇德可汗; literally: 'Honoring virtue') which was invested on 26 May 821.[1]
Reign
Upon Chongde Qaghan's accession, he sent a delegation including a number of officials and two Uyghur princesses, along with a bride price of horses and camels to Emperor Muzong of Tang to seek a Tang Princess. Muzong agreed and sent Princess Taihe with a grand delegation. She was escorted by the general Hu Zheng (胡証), assisted by fellow officials Li Xian (李憲) and Yin You (殷侑).[2] They did not arrive at the Uyghur capital until 822. Princess Taihe was later made Renxiao Duanli Mingzhi Shangshou Khatun (人小椴黎明之上首可敦) by Muzong.[3]
After his marriage he was visited by the Muslim traveller Tamim ibn Bahr. According to Tamim's notes, he had a personal army of 12,000 with 17 subordinates each having 13,000 soldiers.[4]
He died in 824 and was succeeded by his brother Zhaoli Qaghan.
Family
He had at least 5 sons:
- Zhangxin Qaghan
- Womosi Tegin (submitted to Tang China)
- Alizhi (阿歷支) (submitted to Tang China)
- Xiwuchuo (習勿啜) (submitted to Tang China)
- Wuluosi (烏羅思) (submitted to Tang China)
References
- ^ Mackerras, Colin. (1972). The Uighur Empire according to the T'ang Dynastic Histories. A study in Sino-Uighur relations 744-840 ([2d ed.] ed.). Canberra: Australian National University Press. ISBN 0708104576. OCLC 624702.
- ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 242.
- ^ The role of women in the Altaic world : Permanent International Altaistic Conference, 44th meeting, Walberberg, 26-31 August 2001. Veit, Veronika, 1944-. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 2007. p. 58. ISBN 9783447055376. OCLC 182731462.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Minorsky, V. (1948). "Tamīm ibn Baḥr's Journey to the Uyghurs". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 12 (2): 275–305. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00080228. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 608747.