Ashide
Ashide (; Middle Chinese: *"ʔɑ-ʃɨtək̚"; Old Tibetan: "A sha sde’") is one of the dominant clans of Turkic Khaganate; this clan is also the conjugal clan of the Göktürk khagans' Ashina clan. The origin. According to Zheng Qiao's 1161 Comprehensive Records (vol. 29), Ashide descended from an ancient "Shǐshàn kèhán" 始善可汗 (lit. "First Good Khagan"), whose identity remains unknown. Yury Zuev reconstructed Old Turkic *"Ashtak", further from Middle Persian "Azdahāg", from Avestan: "Aži Dahāka" "Serpent, Dragon" Earlier, H. W. Bailey noticed similarity with Iranian *"xšaita" ‘ruler’, cf. Sogd. "xšēδ", "axšēδ" ‘ruler’. The Ashide's status as the Ashina 's conjugal clan is reflected by Youyang Zazu, which relates a myth that the Ashina's ancestor Shemo fell in love with the sea-goddess west of the Ashide cave. Notable Ashide representatives. The baga-tarkhan (military leader) of four Göktürk khagans Tonyukuk and the mother of Chinese warlord An Lushan were both of Ashide origin. Ashide and Ashina. Historian S.G.Klyashtorny said that originally Ashina and Ashide together were dual system, so well known among the Turkic and Mongolian peoples. Chiefs Ashide bore the title Irkin (Pinyin: "Sijin"; Hanzi: 俟斤) common to tribal leaders in the Turkic Khaganate. However, their  particular position is determined by kinship with the dynasty; no coincidence that one of Irkin Ashide tegin held the title - 'the prince of the royal family, prince'. Ashide clan was not is one root, so in the "Tang Shu" mentioned Da Ashide and Bayan Ashide; their tamgas differ from tamgas of Ashide. To the end of the 7th-8th centuries, probably be more correct to speak about Ashide as one of the tribes of the khaganate, which together with Ashina was the main military and political support of Turkic dynasty. Ashide leaders initiated the liberation revolt of the Turkuts (679-682 ) against Tang dynasty. Genetics (Data of Y-DNA). In 2015-2016 yy. in Fudan University (Shanghai), headed by ethnogenomist Shao-Qing Wen (文少卿) in China were tested to determine the Y-DNA haplogroup the representatives from aristocratic Turkic clan Ashide. Subclade of clan Ashide: Q1a-L53.