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Khan Jieli was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
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- Polity Turks 突厥 · Relation Ruled
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 17: Du, Kan, Wang, Li, Yuan, Luo, Wang · 4 passages
高祖遣雁門人元普賜金券，會頡利亦召之，意猶豫。
Emperor Gaozu sent Yuan Pu of Yanmen to present a gold bond of safe conduct. At the same time Khan Jieli summoned him as well, and Yuan Junzhang wavered between the two.
子孝政諫曰：「大人許唐降，又貳頡利，自取亡也。
His son Yuan Xiaozheng admonished him, saying, "Father, you pledged yourself to Tang, yet now you hedge toward Jieli. You are courting your own ruin.
君璋然之，執元普送突厥，頡利德之，遣以錦裘羊馬。
Yuan Junzhang agreed, seized Yuan Pu, and handed him over to the Turks. Jieli was pleased and sent him brocade robes, sheep, and horses in reward.
見頡利政亂，知將亡，遂率所部降，頡利追，擊走其兵。
When he saw that Jieli's rule was collapsing and knew the Turks were finished, he led his followers in surrender. Jieli pursued and routed his rear guard.