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Personal data Mukan Qaghan of the Göktürks 

• He was born before 553.
• (Geschiedenis) .Source 1

  Muqan Qaghan;[1] (Old Turkic: Old Turkic letter N1.svgOld Turkic letter G1.svgOld Turkic letter Q.svg Old Turkic letter N1.svgOld Turkic letter Q.svgOld Turkic letter O.svgOld Turkic letter M.svg, Muqan qa?an,[2] Chinese:????/????, Pinyin: mùgan kehàn, Wade-Giles: mu-kan k'o-han or ????, mùhàn kehàn, mu-han k'o-han, personal name: ?????, ashinà yàndou, a-shih-na yen-to) was the second son of Bumin Qaghan and the third khagan of the Göktürks who expanded their khagan and secured the borders against the Hephthalites.
  
  This expansion also pushed against the Avars who were driven toward the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire and eventually toward the Danube. Other tribes of the Central Asia, such as the eastern Bulgars were also displaced.[3]
  
  Muhan's reign marked the pinnacle of Sogdian cultural influence in the Göktürk Empire. Sogdian culture was transmitted by merchants from Turpan who worked as ambassadors and advisers. The Sogdian language and script were used to govern the empire. The importance of Sogdians cannot be understated in keeping the early Turks safely outside of the Chinese cultural sphere. The Sogdian language and script were used to administer the empire, because it was the only written language in the cities under his control. After his death the title of qaghan passed to his younger brother Tapo. He was said to have red hair and blue eyes.[citation needed]
  
  The second son of Tumen and third qaghan. He expanded the Göktürk Khanate and secured the borders against the last of the Rouran people. He conquered the Töle tribes in the west the Kitans in the east and the Kyrgyz in the north. Thus he expanded his state to all the former Xiong-Nu territory. His uncle Istämi autonomously ruled the far-west region (Kazakh Steppe) in his name. This was the beginning of the east/west division of power. He created an alliance with the Zhou kingdom, by marrying off his daughter, to oppose the Qi kingdom that was sheltering the Rouran.
  
  After Muhan's death the title of khagan passed to his younger brother Taspar. His daughter Empress Ashina was the wife of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou.

• He died in the year 572.
• A child of Bumin Qaghan of the Göktürks and Changle of Western Wei
• This information was last updated on January 2, 2013.

Household of Mukan Qaghan of the Göktürks

Child(ren):

1. Shirin der Ephthalites   
2. Ashina of the Göktürks  

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