Issik Qaghan

Issik Qaghan (Chinese: 乙息記可汗; pinyin: Yǐxījì kěhàn; personal name: Ashina Keluo 阿史那科罗) was the second ruler of the Turkic Khaganate.

Name

His name is reconstructible in Middle Chinese as *kʰuâ-lâ, which is transliterated as either non-Turkic *Kvara or Old Turkic Qara.

Rule

During his brief rule, he defeated the Rouran khagan Yujiulü Dengzhu. He is recorded to have sent a tribute of 50,000 horses to Western Wei in May 553. He died the same year.

References

1. Qaghan
2. Muqan Qaghan
3. Bumin Qaghan
4. Ishbara Qaghan
5. First Turkic Khaganate
6. Istämi
7. 553
8. Western Turkic Khaganate
9. Central Asia
10. Tokhara Yabghus
11. El Bilga Khatun
12. Timeline of the Göktürks
13. Bagha Qaghan
14. Afanasievo culture
15. Kidarites
16. List of khagans of the Göktürks
17. Eastern Turkic Khaganate
18. Chemurchek culture
19. Turkic migration
20. Empress Ashina