Duomi Khan

Who was Duomi Khan?

Duomi Khan, personal name Bazhuo, full regal name Jialijulixueshaduomi Khan, was a khan of the Xueyantuo. He had become khan in 645 after the death of his father, the Zhenzhu Khan Yi'nan, after killing his brother Yemang, and he, reversing his father's policy of trying to maintain peace with China's Tang Dynasty, immediately started incursions into Tang territory, drawing a heavy response from Emperor Taizong of Tang, who sent the generals Qiao Shiwang, Zhishi Sili, and Li Daozong against Bazhuo, eventually leading Bazhuo to flee, allowing Xueyantuo's vassal Huige to rebel and kill Bazhuo.