424 the turkic tribes
the barbarians were insatiable in their demands for silk (Chiu T’ang
shu 195:8b-9a; Hsin T’ang shu 217A:7a).
On Apr.7, 759, Ku-ch’o, Ti-te, and their Uighurs, under the com-
mand of Kuo Tzu-yi, suffered a defeat against the rebels at Hsiang-
chou in southern Ho-pei. Ku-ch’o and Ti-te with an entourage of
13 men travelled from there to Ch’ang-an, where they arrived on
Apr.19. Su-tsung gave them a banquet and presented gifts, to each
in accordance with his rank. On Apr.25, when Ku-ch’o took leave to
return to his encampment, the emperor gave another banquet and
again distributed gifts (Chiu T’ang shu 195:5a; Tzu-chih t’ung-chien p.7072;
Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao 347:28b).
On Apr.30, 759, Ku-ch’o, who recently had been made a Super-
numerary General-in-chief of the Army of the Feathered Forest of
the Left, was appointed Supernumerary Imperial Household Grandee
of the Silver Seal and Green Ribbon and Grand Herald (Chiu T’ang
shu 195:5a).
In the 4th month (May) of 759, it became known at the T’ang
court that the Ko-le Qaghan had died. His eldest son having been
killed because of a crime, he was succeeded by his youngest son.
This was the Teng-li Qaghan (Tengri),^58 also known as the Mou-yü
Qaghan. His father had previously requested a marriage on behalf of
him, whereupon Su-tsung had arranged for a daughter of the famous
Chinese general of Uighur descent, P’u-ku Huai-en, to be given to
him as a wife. She now became his qatun (Chiu T’ang shu 195:5a; Hsin
T’ang shu 217A:4b-5a; Tzu-chih t’ung-chien p.7076; Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao
347:28b).
On July 10, 759, Su-tsung appointed the General of the Guards
of the Gilded Mace of the Left as Acting Grand Herald and Acting
Palace Assistant Secretary to go to the Uighurs to condole and sacrifice
(Chiu T’ang shu 195:5a).
When the Ko-le Qaghan had died, the Uighurs had wished to bury
the Princess of Ning-kuo with him, but she had succeeded in talking
them out of it. However, she had slashed her face and wailed accord-
ing to Uighur custom. Since she was childless, the Uighurs permitted
her to return to China. She arrived in Ch’ang-an on Sep.18 and was
by the orders of Su-tsung welcomed by the officials outside the Gate
(^58) Not to be confused with the Eastern Turkish Teng-li Qaghan, who had died
in 741. The li is written with different Chinese characters.