Bilge Kul Qadir Khan

Bilge Kul Qadir Khan (Chinese: 阙毗伽·卡迪尔汗; pinyin: Quēpíjiākǎdíěrhàn; Uyghur: بىلگە كۆل قادىرخان ) or Bilge Kul Qara Khan[1] was the first known ruler of Karakhanids.[2]

Bilge Kul Qadir Khan
Khagan of Karakhanids
Reign840 – ?
SuccessorBazir Arslan Khan
DiedUnknown
IssueOghulcak Khan
Bazir Arslan Khan
HouseKarakhanid dynasty
ReligionTengrism

Tribal affinity

There are different theories on tribal identity of Bilge Kul khagan. According to Western historiography, he was a ruler of Isfijab, a descendant of Karluk yabghu. He was from Edgish tribe, a part of Chigils[3][4] or a Yagma. According to Pritsak, he claimed title "Khaqan" after fall of Uyghur khaganate since he was from Ashina dynasty.[5][6][7] However Wei Liangtao claims, he was in fact Pang Tegin, a ruler of remnants of Uyghur ruling dynasty in Khotan.[8]Qian Baiquan doubted that.[9]

References

  1. 1869-1930., Bartolʹd, V. V. (Vasiliĭ Vladimirovich) (1998). Ti︠u︡rki : dvenadt︠s︡atʹ lekt︠s︡iĭ po istorii turet︠s︡kikh narodov Sredneĭ Azii. Almaty: Zhalyn. ISBN 978-5610011455. OCLC 47047380.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Jamal al-Qarshi, Muhammad ibn 'Umar 14th Cent; Jawhar, Isml ibn ammd (1869). Al-Surah min al-Sihah. Robarts - University of Toronto. Kashzhar.
  3. 1940-, Kochnev, Boris Dmitrievich (2006). Numizmaticheskai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡ Karakhanidskogo kaganata, 991-1209 gg. Nastich, V. N. Moskva: Sofii︠a︡. ISBN 978-5955005546. OCLC 127918156.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. O., Karaev (1983). Istorii︠a︡ karakhanidskogo kaganata : X-nachalo XIII vv. Izd-vo "Ilim. OCLC 299764682.
  5. Sinor, Denis; Dénes, Sinor (1990). The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 351. ISBN 9780521243049.
  6. Findley, Carter V. (2005). The Turks in World History. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 75. ISBN 9780195177268.
  7. Pritsak, Omeljan (1953). "DIE KARACHANIDEN". Der Islam. 31 (1). doi:10.1515/islm.1953.31.1.17. ISSN 0021-1818.
  8. Wei, Liangtiao (1982). "About the History of the Karahan Dynasty, Literature and Research (关于喀喇汗王朝的史科, 文献及研究情况)". Academic Journal of Xinjiang University. 1: 43–55.
  9. Qian, Baiquan (1982). "Was the Karakhanid dynasty established by Pang Tegin? The problems of the westwards movement of Uygurs and Pang Tegin. (喀喇汗王朝是庞特勤创建的吗 ? 回鹘西迁和庞特勤问题)". Studies on Northwestern Ethnic Minorities. 2.
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