according to sigebert of gembloux, the rebel deposed tulga in toledo and tonsured him, sending him to live out his days in a monastery, since monks were ineligible for the elective throne. however, saint ildephonsus of toledo says that the rebellion failed without the church's support and chindasuinth succeeded only on the death of tulga. from our vantage point, so far in the future, it is impossible to discern the truth.