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Kül-chor

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Kül-chor, (), known in Arabic sources as Kūrṣūl () and identified with the Baga Tarkhan () of the Chinese records, was one of the main Turgesh leaders under the khagan Suluk. He is chiefly known for his role in the Turgesh wars against the Umayyad Caliphate in Transoxiana, and for being responsible for the murder of Suluk in 738, precipitating the collapse of Turgesh power. After eliminating his rivals, he rose to become khagan himself, but soon fell out with his Chinese backers and was defeated and executed in 744. Some Arabic sources, however, record that he was killed by the Arabs in 739.

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Monarch.name
Kül-chor
Monarch.title
Khagan of the Turgesh
Monarch.reign
739–744
Monarch.native_lang1_name1
Baga Tarkhan
Monarch.death_date
744
Monarch.predecessor
Kut Chor
Monarch.successor
El Etmish Kutluk Bilge

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date of death
0744-01-01

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  • Origin
  • Wars against the Arabs
  • Usurpation and death
  • Aftermath
  • References
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Kül-chor, (), known in Arabic sources as Kūrṣūl () and identified with the Baga Tarkhan () of the Chinese records, was one of the main Turgesh leaders under the khagan Suluk. He is chiefly known for his role in the Turgesh wars against the Umayyad Caliphate in Transoxiana, and for being responsible for the murder of Suluk in 738, precipitating the collapse of Turgesh power. After eliminating his rivals, he rose to become khagan himself, but soon fell out with his Chinese backers and was defeated and executed in 744. Some Arabic sources, however, record that he was killed by the Arabs in 739.

==Origin== Along with the khagan himself—Suluk Chabish-chor or Su-Lu of the Chinese sources—Kül-chor, or "Kūrṣūl al-Turqashī" in Arabic, is one of only two Turgesh leaders to be mentioned by name in the Arab sources of the period. Kül-chor, usually identified with the Baga Tarkhan (pinyin: Mohe dagan quelü chuo) of Chinese sources, was the leader of a small Turkic tribe, known in the Chinese sources as Chumukun (处木昆), living south of Lake Balkash between Turgesh and Qarluq lands.

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