Muqan Qaghan

Muqan Qaghan
Qaghan of the First Turkic Khaganate
Reign553–572
PredecessorIssik Qaghan
SuccessorTaspar Qaghan
BornAshina Yandou (阿史那俟斤)
Died572
SpouseA Turkic wife (childless).
A non-Turkic wife.
IssueApa Qaghan
Empress Ashina
Yangsu Tegin
HouseAshina
FatherBumin Qaghan
MotherUnrecorded
ReligionTengrism

Muqan Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰢𐰆𐰴𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Muqan qaɣan, Chinese: 木杆可汗/木汗可汗; pinyin: Mùgān Kèhán/Mùhàn Kèhán, Sogdian: 𐼍𐼇𐼉𐼒𐼎 𐼉𐼒𐼄𐼒𐼎, romanized: mwx’n x’ɣ’n, Rouran: 𑀫𑀼𑀖𑀅𑀦 𑀕𑀅𑀖𑀅𑀦, romanized: Muɣan Qaɣan), born Ashina Yandou (阿史那燕都) was the second son of Bumin Qaghan and the third khagan of the Göktürks and the First Turkic Khaganate. He expanded their khaganate and secured the borders against the Hephthalites.