Xueyantuo

The Xueyantuo or Sir Tardush were an ancient Turkic tribe from the Tiele confederation and a khaganate in Northeast Asia who were at one point vassals of the Göktürks, later aligning with the Tang dynasty against the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.

Key facts

Former country.map_caption: Year 640, the Xueyantuo directly controlled areas.
Former country.conventional_long_name: Xueyantuo
Former country.common_name: Xueyantuo Khanate
Former country.era: Middle Ages
Former country.government_type: Tribal confederation
Former country.common_languages: Old Turkic
Former country.capital: Ih Huree
Former country.year_start: 628
Former country.year_end: 723 (?–723 under Second Turkic Khaganate)
Former country.religion: Tengrism
Former country.p1: First Turkic Khaganate
Former country.p2: Eastern Turkic Khaganate
Former country.s1: Tang dynasty
Former country.s2: Second Turkic Khaganate
Chinese.title: Xueyantuo
Chinese.c: 薛延陀
Chinese.p: Xuēyántuó
Chinese.w: Hsüeh1-yen2-tʻo2

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Names
Xue
Yantuo
History
Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue
Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xueyantuo
Khans of Xueyantuo
Under Second Turkic Khaganate
Surname of Khans
Surnames of Xueyantuo
See also
References
Citations
Sources

==Names== === Xue === Xue 薛 appeared earlier as Xinli 薪犁 in Sima Qian's Shiji, vol. 110 but were not referred to again until the 7th century. Golden (2011) proposed that 薛 Xue's Old Turkic form Sir derived from Sanskrit Śrī "fortunate, auspicious"

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