 After the victory, Uighur leader Yaoluoge Pusa assumed a title "huo xielifa" ( "kat-elteber") and split from the confederation, and in 629 the Xueyantuo Yinan-erkin declared himself Inčü Bilge-Khagan of a new Xueyantuo Kaganate.This Xueyantuo Kaganate was quickly recognized by the Tang Empire, as a counterweight against its enemy Eastern Türkic Kaganate.