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Tong Yabghu Qaghan (died 628〔''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 193〕) (also known as ''T'ung Yabghu'', ''Ton Yabghu'', ''Tong Yabghu Khagan'', ''Tun Yabghu'', and ''Tong Yabğu'', Traditional Chinese 統葉護可汗, Simplified Chinese: 统叶护可汗, pinyin Tǒngyèhù Kěhán, Wade-Giles: t'ung-yeh-hu k'o-han) was khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate from 618 to 628 AD. His name is usually translated as "Tiger Yabgu" in Old Turkic.〔Golden, ''Khazar Studies'' ''passim''; Brook ch. 1;〕 Another interpretation of his name is "sufficiency" or "completeness".〔Xue 284〕 He was the brother of Sheguy (r. 611-618), the previous khagan of the western Göktürks, and was a member of the Ashina clan.〔Christian 260〕 Tong Yabghu's reign is generally regarded as the zenith of the Western Göktürk Khaganate.〔Golden, ''Nomads'' 30.〕 ==Reign== Tong Yabghu maintained close relations with the Tang Dynasty of China, and may have married into the Imperial family.〔Golden, ''Introduction'' 135. According to Chinese historical sources, the marriage was never carried out because of interference by the Eastern Göktürk Illig Qaghan, whose territory sat between his territory and Tang territory and who felt threatened by the proposed marriage. ''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 192.〕 The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang visited the western Göktürk capital Suyab in modern Kyrgyzstan and left a description of the khagan. Scholars believe the khagan described by Xuanzang was Tong Yabghu.〔Christian 260.〕 Gao and La Vaissière argue that the khagan Xuanzang met was his son Si Yabghu, rather than Tong Yabghu.〔Gao 113.〕〔La Vaissière 2010.〕 Xuanzang described the khagan as follows: ''The khan wore a green satin robe; his hair, which was ten feet long, was free. A band of white silk wound round his forehead and hung down behind. The ministers of the presence,〔"ta-Kuan"", probably tarkhan is intended; ''see'' Christian 260.〕 numbering two hundred in number, all wearing embroidered robes, stood on his right and left. The rest of his military retinue () clothed in fur, serge and fine wool, the spears and standards and bows in order, and the riders of camels and horses stretched far out of ().''〔Adapted from Watters I:74,77.〕 According to the ''Old Book of Tang'', Tong Yabghu's reign was once considered as the golden age of Western Göktürk Khaganate: ''Tong Yehu Kaghan is a man of bravery and astuteness. He is good at art of war. Thus he controlled Tiele tribes to the north, confronted Persia to the west, connected with Kasmira (nowadays Kashmir) to the south. All countries are subjected to him. He controlled ten thousands of men with arrow and bow, establishing his power over the western region. He occupied the land of Wusun and moved his tent to Qianquan north of Tashkent. All of the princes of western region assumed the Turk office of Jielifa. Tong Yehu Kaghan also sent a Tutun to monitor them for imposition. The power of Western Turks had never reached such a state before".''〔Ying, Lin. (''Western Turks and Byzantine gold coins found in China - Transoxiana'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tong Yabghu Qaghan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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