Baoyi Qaghan

Baoyi Qaghan or Alp Bilge Qaghan was the eighth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known, therefore he is often referred as his Tang dynasty invested title Baoyi (Chinese: 保義可汗; lit. 'Protecting righteousness') which was invested on 22 June 808.[1]

Baoyi Qaghan
Khagan of Uyghurs
Reign808-821
PredecessorQutluq II
SuccessorChongde Qaghan
Died821
SpousePrincess Yong'an (永安公主)
IssueChongde Qaghan
Regnal name
Ay Tengride Qut Bolmish Alp Bilge Qaghan (𐰖:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃𐰓𐰀:𐰸𐰆𐱃:𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰢𐱁:𐰞𐰯:𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐰴𐰍𐰣)
Blessed at Moon God, Courageous, Wise Qaghan
HouseÄdiz clan Birth
Yaglakar clan Official
FatherQutluq II

Reign

He was known as a zealous Manichean ruler and militarily active ruler. He demanded a Chinese Princess from Xianzong of Tang by sending his minister Inanchu Külüg Chigshi on 24 June 810, a request that was refused. Xianzong's reason was expenses involved. Xianzong asked Manichean priests to pursue Baoyi to drop request. Baoyi used this opportunity to occupy Tiquan (鵜泉) in April 813. Xianzong's Minister of Rites Li Jiang suspected that Baoyi would make peace with Tibetan Empire in order to invade China. He suggested that Baoyi's proposal of having a Tang princess marry should be accepted, to further affirm the alliance between Tang and Uyghurs. His suggestion, however, was not accepted.[2]

His request was only realized when he sent Ulu Tarkhan (Hedagan 合達干) to Emperor Muzong, who married off his sister Princess Yong'an (永安公主) in 821. However, the qaghan soon died after marriage.[3] He was succeeded by his son Chongde Qaghan.

Family

He had at least 4 sons:

  1. Chongde Qaghan
  2. Zhaoli Qaghan
  3. Wujie Qaghan
  4. Enian Qaghan

Legacy

He is famous for commission of trilingual (Chinese, Old Turkic, Sogdian) Karabalgasun inscription in Ordu-Baliq.[4]

References
  1. Mackerras, Colin. (1972). The Uighur Empire according to the T'ang Dynastic Histories. A study in Sino-Uighur relations 744-840 ([2d ed.] ed.). Canberra: Australian National University Press. ISBN 0708104576. OCLC 624702.
  2. Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 239.
  3. Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 241.
  4. "KARABALGASUN ii. The Inscription – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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