Bögü Qaghan
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Bögü Qaghan was an 8th-century ruler of the Uyghur Khaganate known for his conversion to Manichaeism and for making it the state religion of his empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bögü Qaghan canonical | 2 |
| Khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7347150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bögü Qaghan Context triple: [Uyghur Khaganate, notableRuler, Bögü Qaghan]
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A.
Qutlugh Bilge Kül Qaghan
Qutlugh Bilge Kül Qaghan was the founding khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate, who established Uyghur dominance in Central Asia in the mid-8th century.
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B.
Batu Khan
Batu Khan was a 13th-century Mongol ruler and military commander who founded the Golden Horde and led the Mongol invasions of Eastern Europe.
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C.
Toghrul (Wang Khan)
Toghrul (Wang Khan) was a powerful Kerait khan and early ally-turned-rival of Genghis Khan who played a key role in the rise of the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Duwa Khan
Duwa Khan was a prominent Mongol ruler of the Chagatai Khanate known for directing major incursions into the Indian subcontinent during the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
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E.
Chagatai Khan
Chagatai Khan was the second son of Genghis Khan and the founder of the Chagatai Khanate, a major Mongol khanate in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bögü Qaghan Target entity description: Bögü Qaghan was an 8th-century ruler of the Uyghur Khaganate known for his conversion to Manichaeism and for making it the state religion of his empire.
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A.
Qutlugh Bilge Kül Qaghan
Qutlugh Bilge Kül Qaghan was the founding khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate, who established Uyghur dominance in Central Asia in the mid-8th century.
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B.
Batu Khan
Batu Khan was a 13th-century Mongol ruler and military commander who founded the Golden Horde and led the Mongol invasions of Eastern Europe.
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C.
Toghrul (Wang Khan)
Toghrul (Wang Khan) was a powerful Kerait khan and early ally-turned-rival of Genghis Khan who played a key role in the rise of the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Duwa Khan
Duwa Khan was a prominent Mongol ruler of the Chagatai Khanate known for directing major incursions into the Indian subcontinent during the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
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E.
Chagatai Khan
Chagatai Khan was the second son of Genghis Khan and the founder of the Chagatai Khanate, a major Mongol khanate in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century ruler
ⓘ
Uyghur khagan ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| allyOf | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| broughtBy | Manichaean missionaries from Tang China ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | coup d’état ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Manichaeism ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ |
| deathYear | 779 ⓘ |
| diedIn | Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ |
| dynasty | Yaglakar clan ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Uyghur
ⓘ
linked to:
Uyghurs
|
| foreignPolicy | military and diplomatic involvement in Tang affairs ⓘ |
| governmentTypeUnderRule | nomadic empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Inner Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Asia
|
| knownFor |
close relations with Tang China
ⓘ
patronage of Manichaean clergy ⓘ |
| language |
Old Uyghur
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Uyghur alphabet
|
| madeStateReligion | Manichaeism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion to Manichaeism
ⓘ
establishing Manichaeism as state religion of the Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ intervention in Tang dynasty politics ⓘ |
| opposedBy | anti-Manichaean faction at his court ⓘ |
| participatedIn | suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate
ⓘ
linked to:
Bögü Qaghan
|
| predecessor |
Tengri Bögü Khagan’s father Bayanchur Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Bayanchur Khan
|
| regionOfRule |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Mongolian Plateau ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 779 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 759 ⓘ |
| religion | Manichaeism ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | state support for Manichaean institutions ⓘ |
| successor |
Alp Qutlugh Bilge
ⓘ
linked to:
Qutlugh Bilge Kül Qaghan
|
| supported |
Tang dynasty during the An Lushan Rebellion
ⓘ
linked to:
An Lushan Rebellion
|
| title |
Khagan
ⓘ
linked to:
Yabghu
Qaghan ⓘ
linked to:
Taspar Qaghan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bögü Qaghan Description of subject: Bögü Qaghan was an 8th-century ruler of the Uyghur Khaganate known for his conversion to Manichaeism and for making it the state religion of his empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bögü Qaghan