Names
As was the custom, his personal name and the name after assuming the title Khagan were different. His personal name was : 阿史那默棘連, Ashǐnà mòjílián, a-shih-na mo-chi-lan) . His name after assuming the title was Bilge Khagan (or Bilge Qhagan). (Old Turkic:, Bilge qaγan, 毗伽可汗, Pinyin: píjiā kěhàn, Wade-Giles: p'i-chia k'o-han, official title:, Teŋіriteg Тeŋiride bolmuš Türük Bilge qaγan,
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