Tuyuhun

Also known as ‘A-zha, Tuihun, Tuhun

thumb|Rouran Khaganate, Tuyuhun, [[Yueban and Northern Wei]] Tuyuhun (; LHC: *tʰɑʔ-jok-guən; Wade-Giles: ''T'u-yühun''), also known as Henan () and Azha (; ), was a dynastic monarchy established by the nomadic peoples related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley, in modern Qinghai, China.

Key facts

Country.native_name: 吐谷渾
Country.conventional_long_name: Tuyuhun
Country.common_name: Tuyuhun
Country.status: Kingdom
Country.government_type: Monarchy
Country.year_start: 284
Country.year_end: 670
Country.event_end: Destroyed by the Tibetan Empire
Country.event1: Vassal of the Tang dynasty
Country.date_event1: 634
Country.s1: Tibetan Empire
Country.image_map_caption: Asia in 576 AD, showing Tuyuhun and its neighbours.
Country.capital: Fuqi (in modern Gonghe, Qinghai)
Country.common_languages: Tuyuhun
Country.leader1: Murong Tuyuhun
Country.leader2: Murong Nuohebo
Country.year_leader1: 284–317
Country.year_leader2: 635–672

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Conflict between the Tang and Tibetan empires
Disintegration
Language
Culture
Rulers
Rulers family tree
See also
References
Works cited
External links

==History== After the disintegration of the Xianbei state, nomadic groups were led by their khagan, Murong Tuyuhun (慕容吐谷渾; 246–317), to the rich pasture lands around Qinghai Lake about the middle of the 3rd century AD.

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