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Ashina Zhen
Ashina Zhen
— was a
puppet
khagan
set up by
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty in China
; He
ruled
briefly.
Life
He was a son of
Ashina Xian
. In
October
, 735,
Turkic tribe
leader
and
warlord
Suluk
attacked
the
Beiting Protectorate
. As a
reaction
, he was
appointed
as
Xingxiwang
Khagan
to
defend
the
Four Garrisons of Anxi
and
attached
him to
Gai Jiayun
. However he was removed from this post when he was defeated in
736
.