Western Turkic Khaganate Turkic Khaganate
the western kaghan shegui , tong yabghu qaghan constructed alliance byzantine empire against sasanian empire , succeeded in restoring southern borders along tarim , amu darya rivers. capital suyab in chu river valley, 6 km south east of modern tokmok. in 627 tung yabghu, assisted khazars , emperor heraclius, launched massive invasion of transcaucasia culminated in taking of derbent , tbilisi (see third perso-turkic war details). in april 630 tung s deputy böri shad sent göktürk cavalry invade armenia, general chorpan tarkhan succeeded in routing large persian force. tung yabghu s murder in 630 forced göktürks evacuate transcaucasia.
the western turkic khaganate modernized through administrative reform of ashina helu (reigned 634–639) , came known onoq. name refers ten arrows granted khagan 5 leaders (shads) of 2 constituent tribal confederations, dulo , nushibi, lands divided chui river. division fostered growth of separatist tendencies, , old great bulgaria under dulo chieftain kubrat seceded khaganate. tang campaigns against western turks, against khaganate , vassals, oasis states of tarim basin. tang campaign against karakhoja in 640 led retreat of western turks, defeated during tang campaigns against karasahr in 644 , tang campaign against kucha in 648, leading in 657 conquest of western turks tang general su dingfang.
emperor taizong of tang proclaimed khagan of göktürks.
in 657, emperor of china impose indirect rule in entire silk road far iran. installed 2 khagans rule ten arrows (tribes) of göktürks. 5 arrows of tulu (咄陆) ruled khagan bearing title of xingxiwang (興昔亡可汗) while 5 arrows of nushipi (弩失畢可汗) ruled jiwangjue (繼往絕可汗). 5 tulu corresponded area east of lake balkash while 5 arrows of nushipi corresponded land east of aral sea. göktürks carried chinese titles , fought side in wars. era spanning 657–699 in steppes characterized numerous rulers – weak, divided, , engaged in constant petty wars under anxi protectorate until rise of turgesh.
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