Bumin Qaghan
| Bumin Qaghan | |||||
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| Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate | |||||
| Reign | 552 | ||||
| Coronation | 552 in Altai Mountains | ||||
| Successor | Issik Qaghan | ||||
| Born | Ashina Tumen (阿史那土門) | ||||
| Died | 552 | ||||
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| House | Ashina | ||||
| Father | Ashina Tuwu | ||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||
Bumin Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Bumïn qaɣan, died 552 AD) was the founder of the First Turkic Khaganate. His regnal title was Illig Qaghan (Chinese: 伊利可汗, romanized: Yīlì Kèhán, Wade–Giles: i-li k'o-han). He was the eldest son of Ashina Tuwu (吐務 / 吐务). He was the chieftain of the Turks under the sovereignty of the Rouran Khaganate. He is also mentioned as Tumen (土門, 吐門, commander of ten thousand) of the Rouran Khaganate.