Princess Huainan was a princess of the Sui. She was sent north and married to Töles, the son of Shibi Khan.[1] The Chinese histories call her husband Tuli. They name her in a single clause of his biography.[2]

The Jiu Tang Shu tells it in the order of his life.[1] In the Daye years of the Sui emperor Yang, from 605 to 618, Töles was a boy of a few years.[1] Shibi gave him command of the troops of the eastern camp with the title Nibu Shad.[1] The Sui princess Huainan came north, and she was given to him as his wife.[1] The Tongdian has the same words.[3] The Xin Tang Shu says it in one sentence: Töles, at first Nibu Shad, received the Sui princess Huainan as his wife.[4]

None of the three texts dates her journey north or names her father. In 620 Ilig Khan made her husband Tuli Khan over the eastern tribes. In 629 Töles went over to the Tang.[1] What became of the princess is not recorded.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jiu Tangshu (Old Book of Tang), juan 194
  2. ^ Jiu Tangshu (Old Book of Tang), juan 194; Tongdian, juan 197
  3. ^ Tongdian, juan 197
  4. ^ Xin Tangshu (New Book of Tang), juan 215

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Yavuz, Emre-E. “Princess Huainan.” Turkic Atlas, revised 7 November 2026. https://turkicatlas.org/persons/huainan-princess/

Last revised: 7 November 2026