Istämi

In the 6th century AD, Istämi (or Sinjibu or Dizabul or Ishtemi Sir Yabghu Khagan; ) ruled the western part of the territory of the Göktürks, which became the Western Turkic Khaganate on the Eurasian steppe and dominated the Sogdians. He was the yabghu (vassal) of his brother Bumin Qaghan in 552 AD. Turkic sources refer to him posthumously as a khagan. Tardu was his son.

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Monarch.reg type: Qaghan
Monarch.reign: 552–575
Monarch.successor: Tardu
Monarch.issue: TarduTamgan
Monarch.name: Istämi
Monarch.succession: Yabghu of the First Turkic Khaganate
Monarch.regent: Bumin Qaghan (552–553)Issik Qaghan (553–554)Muqan Qaghan (554–572)Taspar Qaghan (572–574)
Monarch.royal house: Ashina
Monarch.father: Ashina Tuwu
Monarch.death_date: 575
Monarch.religion: Tengrism

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date of death: 0600-01-01
date of birth: 0600-01-01

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== Activities == During his rule Istämi established diplomatic relations with the Persian and Byzantine empires, defeated the Hepthalites, and acted as an elder statesman during the disintegration of the eastern half of the empire. A great deal is known about him from the diplomatic missions of the Byzantine Empire.