| Inel Qaghan | |
|---|---|
| Qaghan of theSecond Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 716–717 |
| Predecessor | Qapaghan Qaghan |
| Successor | Bilgä Qaγan |
| Regent | Tonyukuk |
| Born | Ashina Fuju 阿史那匐俱 |
| Died | 716 |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Qapaghan Qaghan |
Inel Qaghan (Old Turkic:𐰃𐰤𐰠:𐰴𐰍𐰣,romanized: Inel qaɣan,Chinese:拓西可汗;pinyin:Tuoxīkèhán) was the third khagan ofSecond Turkic Khaganate.
Inel actively participated in his father Qapaghan Qaghan's campaigns. In 699 he became lesser khagan and received 40,000 troops of the western wing from his father, so the Chinese called him Tuoxi Kehan (拓西可汗, literallythe expander of the west).
He took part in battles involving theMuslim conquest of Transoxiana in 711 and 712.[1] He was also present at the Siege of Beiting in 714, where his brother Toŋa Tegin was killed.
Inel Qaghan and his supporters were killed byKul Tigin during a struggle for the throne. Some writers[2] say that the law of succession was that power passed from a ruler to his younger brothers before returning to his sons. Thus the order wasIlterish Qaghan, his brotherQapaghan Qaghan, then his sonsBilge Qaghan and Kul Tigin. Inel, being Qapaghan's son, had no right on the throne. Other writers treat the matter as a coup d'état with no mention of the rules of succession.[3]
Inel Qaghan | ||
| Preceded by | Qaghan of theSecond Turkic Khaganate 716–717 | Succeeded by |
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