First Turkic Khaganate
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The First Turkic Khaganate, also referred to as the First Turkic Empire, the Turkic Khaganate or the Göktürk Khaganate, was a Turkic khaganate established by the Ashina clan of the Göktürks in medieva
Panel from the Tomb of Anjia, a Sogdian trader (right), who is shown welcoming a Turkic leader (left, with long hair combed in the back). 579 CE, Xi'an, China.
A Turk mourning the Buddha, Kyzyl, Mingoi, Maya cave 224, 550-600 CE.
Göktürk petroglyphs from Mongolia (6th to 8th century).
Turkic horsemen with long hair on the tomb of a Sogdian trader, the Miho funerary couch. Circa 570 CE. Northern Dynasties, China.
Rouran Khaganate
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The Rouran Khaganate, also known as Ruanruan or Juan-juan, was a tribal confederation and later state. The Rouran state was undoubtedly multi-ethnic, most of the historical sources state that they wer
First Turkic Khaganate
…of the Göktürks in medieval Inner Asia under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and his brother Istämi. The First Turkic Khaganate succeeded the Rouran Khaganate as the hegemonic power of the Mongolian Plateau and rapidly expanded their territories in Central Asia. The khaganate became the first Central Asian…
Ambassador from the Ruoran (Ruiruiguo 芮芮國) in The Gathering of Kings (王會圖), circa 650 CE
Gaochang was subjugated by the Rouran in 460.
The Rouran Khaganate and main polities around 500 AD
Pursuit by Mongol Warriors