Yujiulü Futu

Era name and dates
	Shiping (始平): 506–508
Regnal name
	Tuóhàn Kèhán (佗汗可汗) ; Successor Khagan

Yujiulü Futu
Yujiulü Futu
Khagan of Rouran
Reign	506–508
Predecessor	Yujiulü Nagai
Successor	Yujiulü Chounu
Died	508
Era name and dates
Era name and dates
	Shiping (始平): 506–508
Regnal name
	Tuóhàn Kèhán (佗汗可汗) ; Successor Khagan
House	Yujiulü clan
Father	Yujiulü Nagai
Religion	Tengriism

Yujiulü Futu (Chinese: 郁久閭伏圖; pinyin: Yùjiǔlǘ Fútú ) (died 508) was khagan of the Rouran (506–508) with the title of Tuohan Khagan (佗汗可汗)^[1] or Tahan Khagan (他汗可汗). He was the first son of Yujiulü Nagai.

Reign

In 506, he succeeded his father as khagan of the Rouran. His first act was to send Hexi Wuiliba (紇奚勿六跋), a Rouran envoy to Northern Wei emperor Xuanwu in order to make peace. However, emperor ordered the ministers to convey to the ambassador that the Rouran are descendants of slaves, the former emperors only communicated with them out of mercy and the Rouran will soon lose their lands. Again in 507, Futu sent the emperor a letter and sable fur. The emperor replied that peace with Northern Wei could be earned by fighting the Gaoche. However, this war proved disastrous as in 508 he was killed in battle by the Gaoche ruler Mi'etu (彌俄突). He was succeeded by his son Yujiulü Chounu same year.

Family

He had at least seven children:

Yujiulü Chounu
Yujiulü Qinifa (郁久閭俟匿伐)
Yujiulü Anagui
Yujiulü Zuhui (郁久閭祖惠)
Yujiulü Yijufa (郁久閭乙居伐)
Yujiulü Tahan (郁久閭塔寒) - married to Princess Huazheng (化政公主), daughter of a Northern Wei official Yuan Yi (元翌)
Yujiulü Tutujia (郁久閭秃突佳)

References

^ Kradin, Nikolay N. (2005). "From Tribal Confederation to Empire: The Evolution of the Rouran Society". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 58 (2): 149–169. doi:10.1556/AOrient.58.2005.2.3. ISSN 0001-6446. JSTOR 23658732.