Ancient China · Early Khitan Khan

Qishou Khagan 奇首可汗

Qíshǒu Kèhán

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Qishou Khagan was an Early Khitan Khan.

Life and dates

Attested activity

世次不可考
Directly stated · History of Liao 63, passage 25
legendary antiquity
Directly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 158

Key source chapters

Events and relationships

Named as an early Liao forebear of unknown order
Succession · Participant
Directly stated · History of Liao 63, passage 25

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 158

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 12Volume 12 Annals 12: Shengzong 3 · 1 passage

皇太后謁奇首可汗廟。 The Empress Dowager visited the Qishou Khagan temple.

History of Liao, Chapter 63Volume 63 Tables 1: Lineage · 1 passage

其所不可知者，有若奇首可汗、胡剌可汗、蘇可汗、昭古可汗，皆遼之先，而世次不可考矣。 What remains unknowable includes such early khans as Qishou, Hula, Su, and Zhaogu — all forebears of Liao — whose order of succession cannot be established.