Shatuo Turk

Shatuo Turk
or Sha-t'o Turk

Any member of a nomadic people who came to the aid of the Tang dynasty (618–907) after the rebel Huang Zhao captured the capitals of Luoyang and Chang'an in 880 and 881.

Their leader, Li Keyong (856–908), became one of the aspirants to imperial power during the collapse of the Tang dynasty.

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