Apa Qaghan (
Chinese: 阿波可汗, Chinese:
Pinyin
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: ābō kěhàn,
Wade-Giles: a-po k'o-han,
Middle Chinese
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: (
Guangyun
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) , personal name: 大邏便/大逻便, dàluóbiàn, ta-lo-pien, reigned: 581–587) was son of
Muqan Qaghan, declared himself qaghan of the
Turkic Khaganate. His claim of power came with the will of
Taspar
Taspar Qaghan ( Sogdian: ''t’asp’r γ’γ’n'') or Tatpar Qaghan (Sogdian: ''t’tp’r x’γ’n'', Rouran: ''Tadpar qaɣan''; Old Turkic: 𐱃𐱃𐰯𐰺𐰴𐰍𐰣 Tatpar qaγan, 佗缽可汗/佗钵可汗, Pinyin: tuóbō kěhàn, Wade ...
. He did not accept
Ishbara Qaghan as rightful emperor, leading to
Gokturk Civil War.
Life
He allied himself with
Tardu and
Tamgan - sons of
Istemi.
However he soon lost most major battles and retreated to
Bukhara
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People have inhabited the region around Bukhara for at least five millennia, and the city ...
. He died soon in 587. Succeeded by his younger brother,
Yangsu Tegin
Yangsu Tegin was a Gökturk prince. According to Lev Gumilyov, he was a son of Tardu, however Takeshi Osawa suggested that he was a son of Muqan Qaghan
Muqan Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰢𐰆𐰴𐰣𐰴𐰍𐰣 Muqan qaγan, Chinese:木桿可汗/木 ...
.
References
Göktürk rulers
Ashina house of the Turkic Empire
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