died known traditional chinese simplified chinese pinyin han western usually translated tiger interpretation brother previous western member clan reign generally regarded reign maintained close relations dynasty china married imperial family chinese buddhist visited western capital modern left description scholars believe described argue met son described follows khan wore green hair feet long free band white silk wound round forehead hung ministers presence numbering number wearing robes stood right left rest military clothed fur fine wool spears standards bows order riders horses stretched far sight according old book reign considered golden age western man bravery good art war controlled tribes north confronted persia west connected south countries subjected controlled thousands men arrow bow establishing power western region occupied land moved tent north princes western region assumed office sent monitor power western turks reached state persia empire fought iran early nephew led series raids persian territory scholars identified mentioned byzantine sources having campaigned emperor long maintained scholars including positively identified ruler actually died early scholars point dates byzantine chinese sources argue definitively extant evidence latest research topic proves right died identified uncle murdered rose briefly throne pronounced small charge western empire exactly according byzantine sources described brother byzantine sources uncle chinese sources long identification uncle elder brother word ancient turkish chinese sources rendered double meaning precise system names governance appointed governors manage tribes people likelihood nephew son commander westernmost tribes owing allegiance branch family provided mid seventh century death murdered uncle partisan clan following death western largely collapsed decades falling client tribes independent number successor states including independent
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