Baoyi Qaghan, or Alp Bilge Qaghan, was the eighth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known; therefore, he is often referred to by his

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invested title, Baoyi (), which was invested on 22 June 808.

Reign

He was known as a zealous

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ruler and militarily active ruler. He demanded a Chinese princess from Xianzong of Tang by sending his minister Inanchu Külüg Chigshi on 24 June 810, but the request was refused. Xianzong's reason was the expenses involved. Xianzong asked Manichean priests to pursue Baoyi and drop the request. Baoyi used this opportunity to occupy Tiquan (鵜泉) in April 813. Xianzong's minister of rites, Li Jiang, suspected that Baoyi would make peace with the

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in order to invade China. He suggested that Baoyi's proposal to marry a Tang princess should be accepted to further affirm the alliance between Tang and Uyghurs. His suggestion, however, was not accepted. His request was only realized when he sent Ulu Tarkhan (Hedagan 合達干) to Emperor Muzong, who married off his sister Princess Yong'an (永安公主) in 821. However, the qaghan soon died after marriage. He was succeeded by his son

Chongde Qaghan Chongde Qaghan or Küçlüg Bilge Qaghan was the ninth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known, therefore he is often referred as his Tang dynasty invested title Chongde ( Chinese: 崇德可汗; literally: 'Honoring virtue') which was inve ...

Family

He had at least 4 sons: #

Zhaoli Qaghan Zhaoli Qaghan (昭禮可汗) was tenth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name was recorded as Yaoluoge Hesa (藥羅葛曷薩) in Chinese sources. His Uyghur name could be Qasar or Xazar. Background He was a younger brother of Chongde and a son of ...

Wujie Qaghan Üge Qaghan (烏介可汗) was the twelfth ruler of Uyghurs. His Uyghur name was probably Üge (). Life He was a younger brother of Zhaoli Qaghan and an uncle of Zhangxin Qaghan.'' Tang Huiyao''vol 98/ref> He claimed the qaghanal title after th ...

# Enian Qaghan

Legacy

He is famous for commission of trilingual (

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, Sogdian) Karabalgasun inscription in

Ordu-Baliq Ordu-Baliqalso spelled ''Ordu Balykh, Ordu Balik, Ordu-Balïq, Ordu Balig, Ordu Baligh'' (meaning "city of the court", "city of the army"; , ), also known as Mubalik and Karabalghasun, was the capital of the Uyghur Khaganate. It was built on th ...

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References

821 deaths 9th-century monarchs in Asia Ädiz clan Manichaeans Uyghur khagans