Yujiulü Dengzhu Explained

Yujiulü Dengzhu
Succession:Khagan of Rouran
Reign:553
Predecessor:Yujiulü Tiefa
Successor:Yujiulü Kangti
Issue:Yujiulü Tiefa
Yujiulü Kangti
House:Yujiulü clan
Father:A son of Yujiulü Nagai
Death Date:553
Religion:Buddhism

Yujiulü Dengzhu (r. 553[1]) was one of the last khagans of the remnant of Rouran.

Reign

He fled to Northern Qi following demise of Yujiulü Anagui in 552 with his son Kangti and Anluochen. His second son Tiefa was raised to throne of Rouran in 552. However he soon died in a battle against Khitans in February 553. Hearing this, Dengzhu was sent back by Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi and returned to steppe with his elder son and took over leadership. However he too faced attacks from Tujue which was under rulership of Issik Qaghan. He was murdered[2] by one of his advisors - Afuti (阿富提)[3] and was replaced by Kangti.

References

  1. Web site: Rouran 柔然 (www.chinaknowledge.de). Theobald. Ulrich. www.chinaknowledge.de. en. 2019-11-09.
  2. Book: Pohl, Walter. The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822. 2018-12-15. Cornell University Press. 9781501729409. 36. en.
  3. Book: 馬頌仁, Pierre MARSONE. La Steppe et l'Empire : la formation de la dynastie Khitan (Liao). January 2011 . en.

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