Tardush Shad
Yabgu of Tokharistan
Reign625-630
SuccessorIshbara Yabgu
Died630
Kunduz
IssueIshbara Yabgu
HouseAshina tribe
FatherTong Yabgu Qaghan
ReligionBuddhism

Tardush Shad (Chinese: 達頭设; pinyin: Dátóu Shè) — was a Yabghu of Tokharistan. He was a son of Tong Yabgu Qaghan.[1]

Reign

In 618[2] or 625[1] Tong Yabgu invaded Tokharistan and forced Hephtalite principalities to submit.[2] According to Cefu Yuangui, these principalities were Zabulistan, Kapisa-Gandhara, Khuttal, Chaghaniyan, Shignan, Shuman, Badhgis, Wakhan, Guzgan, Bamiyan, Kobadiyan and Badakhshan, when Pantu Nili - a later yabgu of Tokharistan submitted to Tang.[3] He installed his son Tardu in Kunduz to rule over with title of Tokharistan Yabgu (Chinese: 吐火羅葉護; pinyin: Tǔhuǒluó Yèhù).

Family and death

He was married two times - both a daughter of Qu Boya (麴伯雅) - ruler of Gaochang. When Xuanzang visited Kunduz, he also brought a letter from his brother-in-law and ruler of Gaochang Qu Wentai (麴文泰) to Tardu. Yabgu received him despite being in ill condition. It was Tardu to advise him to make a trip westward to Balkh (modern Afghanistan), to see the Buddhist sites and relics. Xuanzang also witnessed a palace scandal when Tardu's firstborn son Ishbara Tegin fallen in love with his new step-mother (also aunt) and poisoned Tardu in 630.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b History of civilizations of Central Asia. Dani, Ahmad Hasan., Masson, V. M. (Vadim Mikhaĭlovich), 1929-, Harmatta, J. (János), 1917-2004., Puri, Baij Nath., Etemadi, G. F., Litvinskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Anatolʹevich). Paris: Unesco. 1992–2005. pp. 370. ISBN 978-9231027192. OCLC 28186754.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b Chavannes, Edouard (2006). Documents sur les Tou-Kiue (turcs) occidentaux. Classiques des sciences sociales. Chicoutimi: J.-M. Tremblay. p. 196. doi:10.1522/24885129. ISBN 978-9781412356.
  3. ^ "Cefu Yuangui, vol 999 | 冊府元龜/卷0999 - 维基文库，自由的图书馆". zh.wikisource.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ^ Watters, Thomas (1975). On Yuan Chwang's travels in India, 629-645 A.D. Chinese Materials Center. p. 107. ISBN 978-1406713879. OCLC 2959831.
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