Chapter 50: The Eastern Turks: The Beginning and the End

In the third year of the reign of the Northern Qi Dynasty (567 AD), the Turkic Khanate was divided into the East. Turkic, Western. Two Turkic Divisions, Eastern. The Turks are roughly bounded by the Golden Mountains (i.e., the Altai Mountains), and are bordered by the Western. The Turks divided the original territory of the khanate. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoWith the growth and decline of the power of the two countries, the scope of their jurisdiction has also expanded from time to time. In the East. Within the Turkic Khanate, the Turks were distributed in the south, and the Tiele tribes were in the north. At its peak, its sphere of influence included the entire Mongolian Plateau and the Baikal region between the Altai Mountains and the Great Khingan Mountains.

Tiele is the name of an ancient tribal ethnic group in northern China. East. After the fall of the Turks, Xue Yantuo, one of the Tiele tribes, established a khanate that unified the Mobei region.

Xue Yantuo was formed by the union of two clans, Xue and Yantuo, and lived as a nomadic herder. At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the Tiele tribes rebelled against the West. Turkic ****, a total of Xue Yantuo leader Yi lost the bowl for the Yezha Khan, Tang Zhenguan two years, the successor of the Khan of the shooting of the Yehu Khan died, the domestic chaos, the second lost bowl of the Sun Yinan led the ministry of 70,000 horses, temporarily attached to the east. Under the Turkic Jieli Khan. Shi Jieli was in turmoil, and the Tiele tribes under his rule rebelled and rebelled against its cruel national oppression, among which Xue Yantuo was the most powerful, supported by the Tiele tribes, and promoted Yi Nan as the leader. Yi Nan didn't dare to be. At that time, Li Shimin was trying to make a profit, so he sent an envoy to hold an edict, drum up, and seal Yi Nan as the true pearl Viga Khan. Yi Nan was ordered, and in the fourth year of Zhenguan, he united with the Hui Department of the Nine Surnamed Tiele to help Tang jointly attack the east. The Turks (the tent is located in the upper reaches of the Orkhon River).

East. After the fall of the Turks. Xue Yantuo is Jidong. After the Turks, the Shuya tent oversaw the mountain, won 200,000 troops, and established a khanate. When its territory was in its prime, it reached the Great Khing'an Mountains in the east, the Altai Mountains in the west, the Selenga River in the north, and the Hetao in the south.

The Tiele tribes belonged to Xue Yantuo and rebelled against the east. Turkic, which is eastern. One of the reasons for the demise of the Turks.

Later, with the rise of Xue Yantuo, there will be several major wars between the Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo, which is a later story, not to mention for the time being.

East. During the reign of the Wooden Pole Khan (553-572 AD), the Turks quickly became powerful.

In 581 AD, Dong. The accession of the Turkic Shabalu Khan to the throne. The refusal of the Turkic Datou Khan to recognize the nominal suzerainty of Shabalu Khan led to a civil war. Datou attacked Sha Bo Liu. At that time, Emperor Wen of Sui had not long been founded. At the juncture when the Turks were likely to be reunited, they very wisely sent troops to strongly support the Shabalu Khan against Datou, and after Datou retreated, in the east. Power disputes were constantly created within the Turks.

In 587 AD, Dong. Turkic Dulan Khan ascended the throne, Emperor Wen of Sui supported the rebellion of Tuli, and in 599 A.D. Emperor Wen of Sui immediately greeted Tuli ceremoniously, recognized his status as Khan, and made him an ally of Sui in the Hetao region. The Turks have since been divided.

600 East The Turkic Dulan Khan died, and the West. The Turkic Datou Khan once again attempted unification. Turkic, in order to frighten the Sui Dynasty, the West. The Turks attacked Chang'an in 601 and Turki in Inner Mongolia in 602.

Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian's methods were old and spicy, and he did not use military means, but secretly used Xiao En Xiaohui to instigate the tribes in the Western Regions to rebel against Datou in the rear of Datou, and Datou was not ready, and the huge empire was quickly collapsed, and he himself could only flee to Qinghai. Emperor Wen of Sui was divided and strong. The exploits of the Turks deserve a lot of praise for China, which has just emerged from the period of the Great Schism.

Playing with the barbarians in the palm of their hands, at this point, Li Shimin and Yang Jian have common hobbies and topics.