Shibi Khagan

Shibi Khagan (611 - 619), succeeds Qimin Khan as the ninth khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.

He is the first to rebel against Chinese sovereignty since his great-granduncle Ishbara submitted to Emperor Sui Yangdi.

He marries his father's wife princess Sui Yicheng.

He enlists the support of Sogdian viziers to help him outwit the Chinese.

They are all invited to a peace negotiation in the town of Mai in China where they are killed in 615.

He succeeds Zhangar as the ninth qaghan.

During the turmoil of the later years of Yangdi's reign, he supports various local warlords in northwestern China, who claim the title of emperor, including Li Yuan, who will go on to found the Tang Dynasty.

The khagan supply Li with 2,000 horses and 500 cavalry, who play a crucial role in the early victories of the Tang such as the Battle of Huo-i.

He had intended to counterbalance Tang power when he dies, leaving their rise unchecked.

His brother Ilteber (alternatively Ashina Qilifu) succeeds him.

Shibi Khagan is the father of Ashina Jiesheshuai.

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