Kul Tigin
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Bust of Kul Tigin found at the Khoshoo Tsaidam burial site, in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Orkhon River valley. Located in the National Museum of Mongolia. | |
| Native name | |
| Born | 684 |
| Died | February 27, 731 (aged 46–47) |
| Allegiance | Second Turkic Khaganate |
| Rank | Tarkhan (posthumously) |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Bolchu Sogdian Campaign Battle of Iduk Bash Battle of Ming Sha Battle of Sayan Mountains Transoxiana Campaign Battle of Tashkent (713) |
| Memorials | Orkhon inscriptions |
| Relations | Ilterish Qaghan (father) El Bilga Khatun (mother) Bilge Khagan (brother) |
Kul Tigin (Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤, romanized: Kültegin Chinese: 闕特勤, Pinyin: Quètèqín, Wade–Giles: chüeh-t'e-ch'in, AD 684–731) was a general and a prince of the Second Turkic Khaganate.