Ashina Nishufu
Ashina Nishufu (Chinese: 阿史那泥熟匐) (r. 679–680) was a member of the Ashina family that revolted following the fall of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.[1][2] He revolted against Tang dynasty to restore the Turkic Khaganate.
Revolt
[edit]In 679, Ashide Wenfu and Ashide Fengzhi, who were Turkic leaders of the Chanyu Protectorate, declared Ashina Nishufu as qaghan and revolted against the Tang dynasty.[3] In 680, Pei Xingjian defeated Ashina Nishufu. Ashina Nishufu was killed by his men.[3] 54 Göktürks including Ashide Wenfu and Ashina Funian were publicly executed in the Eastern Market of Chang'an.[3] According to Tonyukuk, the attempt of the Ashide Wenfu and Ashide Fengji to revolt against the Chinese and set to the throne a qaghan was legitimate action and it was the people's fault that they deposed and killed him subduing themselves again to the Chinese.[4]
Etymology
[edit]His name combines two titles: the first 泥熟 (EMCh: *niei-źiuk) < nīžuk, possibly identifiable with nezak, a non-Turkic title of unknown etymology, formerly used by Hephthalites and later adopted and re-used by the Turks;[5] the second 匐 (MC: *bək̚) transcribes Turkic bäg.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Bauer, History of Central Asia, v2, p 192
- ^ Bauer, Susan Wise (2010). The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-393-05975-5.
- ^ a b c Sima Guang, Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 202 (in Chinese)
- ^ Mihaly Dobrovits, TEXTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND POLITICAL OF THE OLD TURKIC RUNIC INSCRIPTIONS, p. 151
- ^ Inaba, M. "Nezak in Chinese Sources?" Coins, Art and Chronology II. Ed. M. Alram et.al. (2010) p. 191-202
- ^ Tishin, V.V (2018). "Kimäk and Chù-mù-kūn (处木昆): Notes on an Identification". p. 110
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