Tuqi King

The Tuqi King (Chinese: 屠耆王; pinyin: Túqí wáng; Wade–Giles: T'u-ch'i wang) was a high office of the Xiongnu, a title also known to the Chinese as "worthy/wise prince/king".^[1]^[2] In the 6th to 8th centuries, Chinese annalists used the expression 贤王 Xian wang only in reference to the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.^[3]

The Tuqi King of the Left was generally designated as the successor of the chanyu. Two titles were awarded with each of them a commander-in-chief who derived his power from the eastern and western territories respectively. These served as two wings alongside the chanyu's main domain. The Chinese annalistic explanation was a "Worthy Prince of the Left (East)" and "Worthy Prince of the Right (West)".^[1]^[2] This organization of the state was traditional for the Eurasian nomadic states from the Huns to the Turkic Khanates.

^ ^a ^b Chen (1999), p. 237–277
^ ^a ^b Ma (2005), p. 397–411
^ Zuev Yu.A., "Early Türks: Essays on history and ideology", Almaty, Daik-Press, 2002, p. 239, ISBN 9985-4-4152-9 (In Russian)

[chen-1] Chen (1999), p. 237–277

[ma-2] Ma (2005), p. 397–411

[3] Zuev Yu.A., "Early Türks: Essays on history and ideology", Almaty, Daik-Press, 2002, p. 239, ISBN 9985-4-4152-9 (In Russian)

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