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4 unusual facts about Kutlug I Bilge Kagan


Kutlug I Bilge Kagan

8. Xiyawu 奚牙勿 ; six Tele tribes in the confederation, Boke, Hun, Bayyrku, Tongren, Syge, and Kibir, had an equal status with the Uigurs; the reduced Basmils numbered eight tribes, and Karluks had three tribes calld Uch-Karkuk (Three Karkuks).

After coming to power in 744, Kutlug Bilge Kaghan moved his court to Khar Balgas (Ordu-Baliq) in the Orkhon valley.

In foreign policy, Kutlug Bilge Kaghan maintained alliance with the Tang China, started at the China behest in its fight against the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.

Kutlug I Bilge Peilo Kagan , also known by his throne name Qutlugh Bilge Köl Kaghan (骨咄禄毗伽阙可汗, gudulupigaquekehan), and in Chinese sources the personal name of Guli Peiluo (骨力裴罗, or Ku-li p'ei-lo ), was the Kaghan of Uyghur Khaganate, the successor state of the Turkic Khaganate.



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