reconstructed his Turkic regnal name as Buqan and equated him to Bokhanos (???????) of Menander Protector.

Biography

He was born Ashina Yandou (?????) to Bumin Qaghan and was made irkin during his lifetime. He succeeded his elder brother Issik Khagan in a lateral succession in 553. Upon succession, he appointed his younger brother Ashina Kutou (?????) as lesser khagan in the east.

His accession to

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