Shibi Khan
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Shibi Khagan (Chinese: 始畢可汗/始毕可汗, Modern Chinese: (Pinyin): shǐbì kěhàn, (Wade-Giles): shih-pi k'o-han, Middle Chinese: (Guangyun) [ɕi̯ə˥pi̯et kʰɑ˥ɣɑn˩˥], personal name: 阿史那咄吉世, āshǐnà duōjíshì, a-shih-na to-chi-shih), 611 - 619 AD,[1] succeeded Qimin Khan as the ninth khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. He was the first to rebel against Chinese sovereignty since his great-granduncle Ishbara submitted to Emperor Sui Yangdi. He married his father's wife princess Sui Yicheng. He enlisted the support of Sogdian viziers to help him outwit the Chinese. They were all invited to a peace negotiation in the town of Mai in China where they were killed in 615. His brother Ilteber (alternatively Ashina Qilifu) succeeded him.
He succeeded Zhangar as the ninth qaghan. He was the first to rebel against Chinese sovereignty since his great-granduncle Shetu submitted to Emperor Sui Yangdi. He married his father's wife princess Sui Yicheng. He enlisted the support of Sogdian vizers to help him outwit the Chinese. These Vizers were all invited to a peace negotiation in the town of Mai in China where they were killed in 615. His counter-strike against Sui Yangdi toppled that dynasty . Later he helped the Li Shimin (Tang Taizong) defeat the Sui with 2000 horses and 500 calverymen for all the gold and women in Changan. He had intended to counterbalance Tang power when he died leaving their rise unchecked. Shibi Khagan was the father of Ashina Jiesheshuai.
See also
- Dynasty of Göktürk Khagans
References
- ^ Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2006). Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty: His Life, Times, and Legacy. SUNY Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-7914-6587-X.
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