Tardush Shad
Yabgu of Tokharistan
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Tardush Shad (Chinese: 達頭设; pinyin: Dátóu Shè) — was a Yabghu of Tokharistan. He was a son of Tong Yabgu Qaghan.[1]
| Tardush Shad | |
|---|---|
| Yabgu of Tokharistan | |
| Reign | 625–630 |
| Successor | Ishbara Yabgu |
| Died | 630 Kunduz |
| Issue | Ishbara Yabgu |
| House | Ashina tribe |
| Father | Tong Yabgu Qaghan |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Reign
In 618[2] or 625[1] Tong Yabgu invaded Tokharistan and forced Hephthalite 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 times to 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 ill. Tardu advised him to make a trip westward to Balkh (modern Afghanistan), to see Buddhist sites and relics. Xuanzang also witnessed a palace scandal when Tardu's firstborn son Ishbara Tegin fell in love with his new step-mother (also aunt) and poisoned Tardu in 630.[4]