Kul Tigin was a general and a prince of the Second Turkic Khaganate.
Bust of Kul Tigin found at the Khoshoo Tsaidam burial site, in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Orkhon River valley. Located in the National Museum of Mongolia.
Kul Tigin stele.
The Second Turkic Khaganate was a khaganate in Central and Eastern Asia founded by Ashina clan of the Göktürks that lasted between 682–744. It was preceded by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate (552–630) and the early Tang dynasty period (630–682). The Second Khaganate was centered on Ötüken in the upper reaches of the Orkhon River. It was succeeded by its subject Toquz Oghuz confederation, which became the Uyghur Khaganate.
Bust of Kul Tigin (AD 684–731), prince of the Second Turkic Khaganate, found in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Orkhon River valley. Located in the National Museum of Mongolia.
Gold diadem of Bilge Khagan from the burial site at Khoshoo Tsaidam.
Turk soldier in armour, Shorchuk, Xinjiang, 8th century CE.
Silver Deer of Bilge Khan from the burial site at Khoshoo Tsaidam.