Issik Qaghan
| Issik Qaghan | |
|---|---|
Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate | |
| Reign | 552 – 553 |
| Predecessor | Bumin Qaghan |
| Successor | Muqan Qaghan |
| Issue | Ishbara Qaghan Bagha Qaghan |
| House | Ashina |
| Father | Bumin 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.[1]
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.[2]