Issik Qaghan (Chinese: 乙息記可汗 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 transliterated either non-Turkic *Kvara or Old Turkic Qara.Golden, Peter B. (1992)
An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples.
Otto-Harrassowitz.
p. 121 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.
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