Tumgan (also known as Turkshad, Turxanthos) was a shad (governor prince) of the First Turkic Khaganate in the late 6th century. According to Edward Gibbon his name may be a title rather than a proper name.
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Tumgan (also known as Turkshad, Turxanthos) was a shad (governor prince) of the First Turkic Khaganate in the late 6th century. According to Edward Gibbon his name may be a title rather than a proper name.
==Background== In 552 Bumin Qaghan founded the First Turkic Khaganate. His younger brother Istämi was viceroy (yabghu) in the west. In 575 Istämi was succeeded by Tardu. By 575/576 Tamgan held some kind of power in the far west around the Volga River. He was probably Tardu's younger brother.
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