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
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
invested title, Baoyi (), which was invested on 22 June 808.
Reign
He was known as a zealous
Manichean 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
Tibetan Empire
The Tibetan Empire (,) was an empire centered on the Tibetan Plateau, formed as a result of expansion under the Yarlung dynasty heralded by its 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century. It expanded further under the 38th king, Trisong De ...
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.
Family
He had at least 4 sons:
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Chongde Qaghan
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Zhaoli Qaghan
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Wujie Qaghan
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Enian Qaghan
Legacy
He is famous for commission of trilingual (
Chinese,
Old Turkic
Old Siberian Turkic, generally known as East Old Turkic and often shortened to Old Turkic, was a Siberian Turkic language spoken around East Turkistan and Mongolia. It was first discovered in inscriptions originating from the Second Turkic Kh ...
,
Sogdian)
Karabalgasun inscription in
Ordu-Baliq.
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References
821 deaths
9th-century monarchs in Asia
Ädiz clan
Manichaeans
Uyghur khagans