Muqan Qaghan

Apa Qaghan was son of Muqan Qaghan, declared himself qaghan of the Turkic Khaganate. His claim of power came with the will of Taspar. He did not accept Ishbara Qaghan as rightful emperor, leading to Gokturk Civil War. He allied himself with Tardu and Tamgan - sons of Istemi. However he soon lost most major battles and retreated to Bukhara. He died soon in 587. Succeeded by his younger brother, Yangsu Tegin. Muqan Qaghan - Free definition results from over 1700 online dictionaries. Muqan Qaghan; (Old Turkic: , Muqan qaγan, Chinese:木桿å¯æ±—/木æ†å¯æ±—, Pinyin: mùgÇŽn kÄ›hà n, Wade-Giles: mu-kan k'o-han or 木汗å¯æ±—, mùhà n kÄ›hà n, mu-han k'o-han, personal name: 阿å²é‚£ç‡•éƒ½, ÄshÇnà yà ndÅu, a-shih-na yen-to) was the second son of Bumin Qaghan and the third khagan of. the Göktürks who expanded their khagan and secured the borders against the Hephthalites. Muqan Qaghan; was the second son of Bumin Qaghan and the third khagan of the Göktürks who expanded their khagan and secured the borders against the Hephthalites. This expansion also pushed against the Avars who were driven toward the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire and eventually toward the Danube. Other tribes of the Central Asia, such as the eastern Bulgars were also displaced. Muqan Qaghan; was the second son of Bumin Qaghan and the third khagan of the Göktürks who expanded their khaganate and secured the borders against the Hephthalites. His accession to power was followed by finishing off remnants of Rouran. Around the new year 554, after defeat of Yujiulü Kangdi at the hands of Tujue, the remnants of Rouran, which by that point was near its end, surrendered to Northern Qi to seek protection from Tujue attacks. Emperor Wenxuan personally attacked Muqan Qaghan, fighting The Turkic Khaganate or Göktürk Khaganate was a khaganate established by the Ashina clan of the Göktürks in medieval Inner Asia. Under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and his sons, the Ashina succeeded the Rouran Khaganate as the hegemonic power of the Mongolian Plateau and rapidly expanded their territories in Central Asia. The first Turkic Khaganate collapsed in 581, after which followed a series of conflicts and civil wars which separated the polity into the Eastern Turkic Khaganate and Muqan Qaghan;[1] (Old Turkic: Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.