Viśa' Śūra
| Viśa' Śūra | |
|---|---|
| King of Khotan | |
Head of a Khotan King, 10th century. with the characteristic style of the caftan-wearing "Tocharian" | |
| King of Kingdom of Khotan | |
| Reign | 966–977 |
| Predecessor | Viśa' Saṃbhava |
| Successor | Viśa' Dharma |
| Died | 977 |
| Issue | Viśa' Dharma |
| Father | Viśa' Saṃbhava |
| Mother | Queen Cao |
| Religion | Khotanese Buddhism |
Viśa' Śūra was the son of Viśa' Saṃbhava who served as the King of Khotan from 966 –977.
Reign
Viśa' Śūra began his campaign about 970 and conquered many of the settlements in the Shule region, which was the capital of the Karakhanid Khanate. His victorious campaign yielded great spoils: many prisoners, lots of gold, fabric of silk, and elephants! In 971, in the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song's Kaibao era, a monk from Khotan by the name of Jixiang traveled to the Song court, telling of how he had conquered the Shule Kingdom and acquired a performing elephant.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Letter from Yuchi Sulo, King of Shazhou, Cao Yuanzhong " (also known as "Letter from Yuchi Sulo, King of Khotan, to Cao Yuanzhong, King of Shazhou"), a manuscript scroll from Dunhuang , Pelliot number 5538 (p.5538a).
- ^ History of the Song Dynasty. Volume 490, "Biography of Khotan".
- ^ Rong and Xinjiang and Zhu Lishuang. Khotan and Dunhuang. Gansu Education Press. 2013. ISBN 9787542330543.