Bars Bek

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Bars Bek
𐰉𐰺𐰽:𐰋𐰏
Tengriism

Bars Bek (

Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰺𐰽:𐰋𐰏; Kyrgyz: Барсбек каган; Chinese: 巴爾斯別克; 637–710/711) or Inanch Alp Bilge (Chinese: 亦難赤阿爾普毗伽),[4] was the first khagan of the Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate.[4]

Reign

Nothing is known about Bars Bek's early reign, except minor information fragments contained within Orkhon and Yenisei inscriptions. The royal Aje clan, which Bars Bek was a member of, claimed descent from the Han dynasty general Li Ling.[5][6][7]

During his reign, he was believed to be hostile to the Göktürks until he married a younger daughter of Ilterish Qaghan and was appointed as a lesser khagan ruling over Az and Kyrgyz tribes.[1][2][8]

In the late 7th century, according to Takeshi Osawa, Bars Bek mediated talks between

Suoge and the Emperor Zhongzong of Tang.[9] According to Klyashtorny, he sent an ambassador named Eren Ulug to the Tibetan Empire in an attempt to form an alliance but was unsuccessful.[10]

Title

According to Sergei Klyashtorny, Bars Bek's anointed name was Inanch Alp Bilge and was mentioned as such in Yenisei inscriptions.[11] Turkish historian Saadeddin Gömeç argued against this.[12]

Death

After news of the triple alliance reached

Abakan river.[14]

He was succeeded by his son and

Bilge Khagan's nephew.[15]

Legacy

Statue of Bars Bek in Osh

A commemorative coin honouring Bars Bek was issued by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2010.[16] In 2017, a monument to Bars Bek was erected in Osh.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Bilge khagan's Memorial Complex". bitig.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  2. ^ a b "The Kultegin's Memorial Complex". bitig.org. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  3. ^ "Новая литература Кыргызстана". www.literatura.kg. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. ^
    OCLC 54950584
    .
  5. ISBN 978-3447055376. Archived
    from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. ISBN 9004141294. Archived
    from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  7. ISBN 978-973-27-1962-6. Florilegium magistrorum historiae archaeologiaeque Antiqutatis et Medii Aevi. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ISBN 9789004294486
    .
  9. ^ Takeshi, Osawa (1996). "Jenissei-Kirghiz in the Early Eighth Century". Shihō (in Japanese). 28. The Toyoshi-Danwa-kai Hokkaido University: 1–24.
  10. ^ "Altyn-Kol (E-29)". bitig.org. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  11. ^ Кляшторный., С. Г. (1976). "Стелы Золотого озера (к датировке енисейских рунических памятников)" (PDF). Turcologica: 258.
  12. ^ Orkun, Hüseyin Namık (1936). Eski Türk Yazıtları. Vol. 1. Istanbul. pp. 35–39.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ "The Tonyukuk's Memorial Complex". bitig.org. Retrieved 2018-08-25. 𐰾𐰇𐰭𐰏𐰤: 𐰲𐰑𐰢𐰕: 𐰴𐰣𐰃: 𐰾𐰇𐰾𐰃: 𐱅𐰼𐰠𐰢𐰾: 𐰾𐰇𐰭𐰾𐰓𐰢𐰕: 𐰽𐰨𐰑𐰢𐰕: 𐰴𐰣𐰃𐰤: 𐰇𐰠𐰼𐱅𐰢𐰕: 𐰴𐰍𐰣𐰴𐰀: (in Old Turkic script) / Their Khagan gathered the army. We fought them, killed their khagan. Kyrgyz people surrendered our Khagan. (English translation)
  14. ^ "Altyn-Kol (E-28)". bitig.org. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  15. OCLC 47206450.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  16. ^ "National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic". www.nbkr.kg. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  17. ^ "В городе Ош предлагают перенести монументальную композицию Барсбек Каган". КАБАРЛАР - Всегда первый!. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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