Poshi Tegin was a Göktürk prince of the late sixth century. He was the younger brother of Niri Khan of the western Göktürks.[1] The Chinese histories name him because he married Niri’s widow and went with her to the Sui court.[2]

After Niri’s death his widow, the Chinese-born Lady Xiang, married Poshi Tegin.[3] The marriage followed the Göktürk custom of the levirate. At the end of the Kaihuang era Poshi and Lady Xiang came to the Sui court. The Tongdian says that they went to Chang’an.[4] That era ended in 600.[5] The troubles of Tardush kept them from going back. They stayed at the capital, lodged in the Honglu office for foreign guests.[1] The Zizhi tongjian gives the same account.[6] Nothing more is recorded of him.

He has been made, together with Niri, Shegui and Tong Yabgu, a son of Duliu and a grandson of Tardush.[7]

Name

The Sui Shu writes 婆實特勤, Poshi teqin. The Zizhi tongjian writes 婆實特勒, with a different second character in the title tegin.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84; Bei Shi (History of the Northern Dynasties), juan 99
  2. ^ Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84
  3. ^ Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84; Bei Shi (History of the Northern Dynasties), juan 99; Tongdian, juan 199
  4. ^ Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84; Tongdian, juan 199
  5. ^ Chavannes 1903, p. 14
  6. ^ Zizhi tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance), juan 180
  7. ^ Chavannes 1903, p. 3
  8. ^ Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84; Zizhi tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance), juan 180

Sources

Literature

  • Édouard Chavannes, Documents sur les Tou-Kiue (Turcs) occidentaux (1903)

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Cite this article

Yavuz, Emre-E. “Poshi Tegin.” Turkic Atlas, revised 8 November 2026. https://turkicatlas.org/persons/poshi-tegin/

Last revised: 8 November 2026