Göktürks
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The Göktürks, also known as Türks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks, were a Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan and his sons, succeeded the Rouran Kha
Gökturk petroglyphs from Orkhon Valley, Mongolia (6th to 8th century)
A funerary depiction of long haired Türks in the Kazakh steppe. Miho funerary couch, circa 570.
Turkic horseman (Tomb of An Jia, 579 CE).
Bust of Kul Tigin (684–731) found in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Orkhon River valley, modern-day Mongolia.
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
Göktürks
…or Blue Turks, were a Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and his sons, succeeded the Rouran Khaganate as the main power in the region and established the First Turkic Khaganate, one of several nomadic dynasties that would shape the future geolocation…
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