Muqan Qaghan 木桿可汗 | |
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Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate | |
Reign | 553 – 572 |
Predecessor | Issik Qaghan |
Successor | Taspar Qaghan |
Born | Ashina Yandou (阿史那俟斤) |
Died | 572 |
Issue | Apa Qaghan Empress Ashina Yangsu Tegin |
House | Ashina |
Father | Bumin Qaghan |
Religion | Tengrism |
Muqan Qaghan[1] (Old Turkic: 𐰢𐰆𐰴𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Muqan Qaγan,[2] Chinese: 木杆可汗/木汗可汗; pinyin: Mùgān Kèhán/Mùhàn Kèhán, Sogdian: 𐼍𐼇𐼉𐼒𐼎 𐼉𐼒𐼄𐼒𐼎, romanized: mwx’n x’γ’n, Rouran: 𑀫𑀼𑀖𑀅𑀦 𑀕𑀅𑀖𑀅𑀦, romanized: Muɣan Qaɣan[3]) was the second son of Bumin Qaghan and the third khagan of the Göktürks who expanded their khaganate and secured the borders against the Hephthalites, making it the biggest country ever existing at the time.