Xueyantuo

Xueyantuo
628–723 (?-723 under Second Turkic Khaganate)
Year 630, the Xueyantuo directly controlled areas.
CapitalIh Huree
Common languagesOld Turkic
Religion
Tengrism
GovernmentTribal confederation
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Established
628
 Disestablished
723 (?-723 under Second Turkic Khaganate)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
First Turkic Khaganate
Eastern Turkic Khaganate
Tang dynasty
Second Turkic Khaganate
Xueyantuo
Chinese薛延陀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXuēyántuó
Wade–GilesHsüeh1-yen2-tʻo2
IPA/ɕɥɛ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ tʰwɔ³⁵/
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/siᴇt̚ jiᴇn dɑ/

The Xueyantuo or Sir Tardush were an ancient Tiele tribe and khaganate in Northeast Asia who were at one point vassals of the Göktürks, later aligning with the Tang dynasty against the Eastern Göktürks.