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Taspar Qaghan
Taspar Qaghan was ruler of the First Turkic Khaganate from 572 to 581, a son of the founder Bumin and successor of his brother Muqan. He extracted large tributes of silk from the rival Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties of China, whose rulers he reportedly called his two dutiful sons in the south. He was also a notable patron of Buddhism among the Turks.
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