Ashina Nishufu
Göktürk claimant
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Ashina Nishufu (Chinese: 阿史那泥熟匐) (r. 679–680) was a member of the Ashina family. He revolted against the Tang dynasty following the fall of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.[1][2]
Revolt
In 679, Ashide Wenfu and Ashide Fengzhi, who were Turkic leaders of the Chanyu Protectorate, declared Ashina Nishufu as qaghan and revolted against the Tang dynasty.[3] In 680, Pei Xingjian defeated Ashina Nishufu. Ashina Nishufu was killed by his men.[3] 54 Göktürks including Ashide Wenfu and Ashina Funian were publicly executed in the eastern market of Chang'an.[3] According to Tonyukuk, Wenfu and Fengji's attempt to revolt against the Chinese and put Nishufu on the throne was a legitimate action and it was the people's fault that they deposed and killed him subduing themselves to the Chinese again.[4]
Etymology
His name combines two titles: the first 泥熟 (EMCh: *niei-źiuk) < nīžuk, possibly identifiable with nezak, a non-Turkic title of unknown etymology, formerly used by Hephthalites and later adopted and re-used by the Turks;[5] the second 匐 (MC: *bək̚) transcribes Turkic bäg.[6]
