Qibi tribe (;

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: *''kʲiei-pɪ̯et'';

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: ''Kāribari'') was a Turkic tribe and a part of Tiele confederation, then

Toquz Oghuz The Toquz Oghuz ( otk, 𐱃𐰸𐰆𐰔:𐰆𐰍𐰔, Toquz Oγuz; ; "Turks of Nine Bones") was a political alliance of nine Turkic-speaking Tiele tribes in Inner Asia, during the early Middle Ages. The Toquz Oghuz was consolidated and subordina ...

and later

Uyghur Khaganate The Uyghur Khaganate (also Uyghur Empire or Uighur Khaganate, self defined as Toquz-Oghuz country; otk, 𐱃𐰆𐰴𐰕:𐰆𐰍𐰕:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Toquz Oγuz budun, Tang-era names, with modern Hanyu Pinyin: or ) was a Turkic empire that e ...

. Most famous member of the tribe was

Qibi Heli Qibi Heli () (died 677), formally Duke of Liang (凉国公) was a prominent Turkic general in early Tang dynasty and a companion of the Emperor Taizong of Tang. He was accorded the posthumous name Lie (烈). Early life Qibi Heli was born to a T ...

Area

According to the epigraphy of Qibi Song (契苾嵩), a Tiele general in the service of the Tang dynasty (730), the origins of the Qibi can be traced to the

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prior to their presence in the Bogda Mountains during the 6th century. They were related to the Jiepi (解批) of

Gaoche The Tiele (, Mongolian ''*Tegreg'' " eople of theCarts"), also transliterated as Dili (), Chile (), Zhile (), Tele (), also named Gaoche or Gaoju (, "High Carts"), were a tribal confederation of Turkic ethnic origins living to the north of China ...

, who were situated east of the

Fufuluo The Tiele (, Mongolian ''*Tegreg'' " eople of theCarts"), also transliterated as Dili (), Chile (), Zhile (), Tele (), also named Gaoche or Gaoju (, "High Carts"), were a tribal confederation of Turkic ethnic origins living to the north of Chin ...

. In early Tang period, they lived in Yingsuo Prefecture (modern Yanqi 焉耆, Xinjiang). The Qibi were dispersed shortly after the defeat of chief Geleng (哥楞). In the east they were put under the rule of a

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(吐屯) named Ashina Hubo (阿史那斛勃), who became known as the Chebi Khagan. After 632, they were located to Yuxi Prefecture (榆溪).

Known members

# Qibi Geleng (契苾歌楞) — Khagan of Tiele confederation as

Yiwuzhenmohe Qaghan Yiwuzhenmohe Qaghan () or Yaghmurchin Bagha Qaghan (Personal name: Qibi Geleng, ) was a tribal chief of Qibi tribe who ruled briefly over Turkic tribes of Xueyantuo, Tiele and Huige. Reign At the time of Geleng's rule over the Tiele as ''Erkin' ...

# Qibi Ge (契苾葛) — Prince of Tiele confederation as Baghatur Tegin (莫賀咄特勤) ##

(契苾何力) — 1st Duke of Liang (涼國公), general in early

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and a companion of

Taizong of Tang Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder of the dynasty ...

##* Qibi Ming (契苾明) (649-695) — 2nd Duke of Liang, general of Tang dynasty ##** Qibi Song (契苾嵩, d. 730) — General of Tang army, 3rd Duke of Liangguo ##** Qibi Zong (契苾嵸, d. 746) — General of the Left Leopard Tao Guard of Tang army (左豹韜衛大將軍) ##** Qibi Fan (契苾番, d. 746) — General of Tang army ##** Qibi Chong (契苾崇, d. 746) ##* Qibi Guang (契苾光, d. ~709) — General of the Guards during reign of

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first List of ...

##** Qibi Qin (契苾嶔, d. 728) ##*** Qibi Shangbin (契苾尚賓, 705-733, died at

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) ##** Qibi Yin (契苾崟) ##*** Qibi Liangbin (契苾梁濱) ##* Qibi Zhen (契苾貞) — Secretary of the Palace ##* Qibi Mou (契苾某, d. ~709) ##** Qibi Feng (契苾峰) ##*** Qibi Jiabin (契苾嘉賓) — Great General of the Guard in Tang army (衛大將軍) ##**** Qibi Yi (契苾漪, d. 814) — Governor of Shengzhou (勝州, near modern

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) during Yuanhe era ##***** Qibi Tong (契苾通, 774-855) — Governor of

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(846-847),

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(847), Weizhou (842),

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(845), Shengzhou (839), Protector General to Pacify the North (852-854) and

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of Zhenwu Circuit. Fought against

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 afte ...

''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 246. ##****** Qibi Gongwen (契苾公文) ##****** Qibi Gongying (契苾公應) ##****** Qibi Gongyu (契苾公瑜) ##****** Qibi Gongwu (契苾公武) ##****** Qibi Gongyue (契苾公約) ##****** Qibi Gongshou (契苾公綬) ##****** Qibi Gongmou (契苾公某) ##****** Qibi Gongyi (契苾公廙, d. 881) ##****** Qibi Gongdu (契苾公度, d. 881) ## Qibi Shamen (契苾沙門) — Chieftain of Qibi tribe under Zhenzhu Khagan A member of the tribe, Qibi Zhang (契苾璋) was the military governor of Zhenwu Circuit (振武, headquartered in modern Hohhot, Inner Mongolia) from 881 to 882.

References

Nomadic groups in Eurasia Turkic peoples of Asia