Istämi
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Istämi was the ruler of the western part of the Göktürks, the Western Turkic Khaganate and dominated the Sogdians.[1] He succeeded his brother Bumin Khan in 553 AD. His son was Tardu.
During his rule Istami established diplomatic relations with the Persian and Byzantine Empires, defeated the Hepthalites, and acted as an elder statesman during the disintegration of the eastern half of the empire. We know a great deal about him from the diplomatic missions of the Byzantine Empire.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Wood, Francis (2002). The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-0-520-24340-8.
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