Kul Tigin
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Bust of Kul Tigin found at the Khoshoo Tsaidam burial site, in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Orkhon River valley. Located in the National Museum of Mongolia. | |
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| Born | 684 |
| Died | February 27, 731 (aged 46–47) |
| Allegiance | Second Turkic Khaganate |
| Rank | Tarkhan (posthumously) |
| Conflicts | Battle of Bolchu Sogdian Campaign Battle of Iduk Bash Battle of Ming Sha Battle of Sayan Mountains Battle of Samarkand (712) Transoxiana Campaign Battle of Tashkent (713) Battle of Aksu (717) |
| Memorials | Orkhon inscriptions |
| Relations | Ilterish Qaghan (father) El Bilga Khatun (mother) Bilge Khagan (brother) |
Kul Tigin (Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤, romanized: Kültegin Chinese: 闕特勤, Pinyin: Quètèqín, Wade–Giles: chüeh-t'e-ch'in, 684–731) was a general and a prince of the Second Turkic Khaganate.