Bögü Qaghan

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Bögü Qaghan was an 8th-century ruler of the Uyghur Khaganate known for his conversion to Manichaeism and for making it the state religion of his empire.

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instanceOf 8th-century ruler
Uyghur khagan
historical figure
monarch
allyOf Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
broughtBy Manichaean missionaries from Tang China
causeOfDeath coup d’état
centuryOfActivity 8th century
convertedTo Manichaeism NERFINISHED
countryRuled Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED
deathYear 779
diedIn Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED
dynasty Yaglakar clan NERFINISHED
ethnicity Uyghur NERFINISHED
foreignPolicy military and diplomatic involvement in Tang affairs
governmentTypeUnderRule nomadic empire
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Inner Asia NERFINISHED
knownFor close relations with Tang China
patronage of Manichaean clergy
language Old Uyghur NERFINISHED
madeStateReligion Manichaeism NERFINISHED
notableFor conversion to Manichaeism
establishing Manichaeism as state religion of the Uyghur Khaganate
intervention in Tang dynasty politics
opposedBy anti-Manichaean faction at his court
participatedIn suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion
positionHeld Khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED
predecessor Tengri Bögü Khagan’s father Bayanchur Khan NERFINISHED
regionOfRule Central Asia NERFINISHED
Mongolian Plateau NERFINISHED
reignEnd 779
reignStart 759
religion Manichaeism NERFINISHED
religiousPolicy state support for Manichaean institutions
successor Alp Qutlugh Bilge NERFINISHED
supported Tang dynasty during the An Lushan Rebellion NERFINISHED
title Khagan NERFINISHED
Qaghan NERFINISHED

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Uyghur Khaganate notableRuler Bögü Qaghan