Overview
Kutluk was a yabgu, a high officer, of the Second Türk Khaganate. After Tengri Qaghan was killed in 741, he first raised a son of Bilge Qaghan, then declared himself qaghan. He was the first ruler of the khaganate not descended from Ilterish.
Rise to Power
He seized power in the turmoil that followed Tengri Qaghan's murder by a royal commander.
Rule and Achievements
- Ruled for about a year amid civil war
- Faced the alliance of the Basmyl, Uyghurs and Karluks, encouraged by the Tang emperor Xuanzong
Legacy
The allied tribes attacked the Türk capital and killed Kutluk in 742. The Türk nobles raised Özmish, while the Basmyl raised their own chief, Ashina Shi.