Qasar Qaghan


Qasar Qaghan was twelfth qaghan of Uyghurs.

Reign

According to Japanese researcher Haneda Toru he was the same person as Uyghur general Jueluowu who rebelled against Zhangxin Qaghan. However, according Michael Drompp Qasar was a puppet raised to the throne by Jueluowu. In any case his reign was very brief. Against usurpation, Uyghur general Külüg Bagha fled to Yenisei Kyrgyz and appealed for help. Apart from war, there was a major plague and major snow storm, causing great deaths of the Uyghur livestock and leading to its sudden decline of the state. Using opportunity, Külüg Bagha and 100000 Kyrgyz forces invaded Ordu-Baliq and burned the city. Qasar and Jueluowu were killed by a Kyrgyz leader titled Ā-rè, who'd take the title Qaghan.

Aftermath

Following Kyrgyz sack of capital, Uyghur minister Sazhi and Pang Tegin together with fifteen clans went to the land of the Karluk for refuge. Another group of refugees fled with Uyghur Prince Wamosi to Tang China. A remnant group continued to claim statehood under leadership of Wujie Qaghan.