Niri Qaghan

Niri Qaghan
Memorial statue of Niri Qaghan, at Mongolküre, Xinjiang, China
Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate
Reign587–599 or 579 – c. 602/603
PredecessorApa Qaghan
SuccessorHeshana Khagan
Died599 (disputed)
SpouseLady Xiang (向氏)
IssueHeshana Khagan
HouseAshina
FatherYangsu Tegin
ReligionBuddhism

Niri Qaghan (Chinese: 泥利可汗; pinyin: Nílì Kèhán; Sogdian: 𐼎𐼘𐼊 𐼉𐼒𐼄𐼒𐼎, romanized: nry x’ɣ’n, probably Rouran: nı̣rı̣ qaɣan) was a ruler of the Western Turkic Khaganate.

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