Gokturks

  • Recently, archaeologists in Kazakhstan discovered two gold ornaments in a 1,500-year-old tomb that feature the earliest known depictions of the great khan, or "khagan," of the Gokturks.
  • These were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples who lived in ancient Inner Asia and the steppes of Central Asia.
  • They emerged into history in the early sixth century AD from obscure tribal origins.
  • The Gokturk rulers originated from the Ashina tribe, an Altaic people who lived in the northern corner of the area presently called Xinjiang.
  • The Gokturks, under the leadership of Bumin Khan (d. 552) and his sons, succeeded the Xiongnu ....
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