Geshu Han
At the beginning of the 8th century, the Shatuo were subject to the Tang Empire. They provided significant aid to Emperor Suzong of Tang, alongside the Uyghur Khanate, during the An Shi Rebellion in the 750s. Indeed, Yao Runeng (姚如能) mentioned, in the 9th-century "Deeds of An Lushan", two separate tribes "Shatuo" 沙陀 and "Zhuye" (朱耶) ~ "Zhuxie" 朱邪, among the non-Chinese tribes in the He and Long regions under Turko-Khotanese loyalist superintendent Geshu Han (哥舒翰, d. 757). Shatuo would designate geographical origin and Zhuye would become the ruling house's surname or appellation, both associated with "one single kinship group". Shatuo chieftain Zhuye Guduozhi was conferred the title of "tejin" (governor) and "xiaowei shang-jiangjun" (colonel high general).