Saqal (Turgesh Khagan)

Suoge
娑葛
Turgesh Qaghan
Reign706 – 711
PredecessorWuzhile
SuccessorSuluk
Died711
Battle of Bolchu
FatherWuzhile
ReligionManichaeist

Saqal (Chinese: 娑葛) was a Turgesh Qaghan. According to Yuri Zuev, he was a Manichaeist so that his name was possibly derived from Manichean theonym Sakla which means "Creator of the World". Other reconstructions are Saqal and Soq.

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