Nushibi was a Chinese collective name for five tribes of the right wing in the Western Turkic Khaganate, and members of the "ten arrows" confederation found in Chinese literature. The references to Nu
Greatest extent of the Western Turkic Khaganate after the Battle of Bukhara
Turkish officers during a audience with king Varkhuman of Samarkand. 648 651 CE, Afrasiyab, Samarkand
Afrasiab. Western Turk officer, 7th century CE
Afrasiab. Seated Turkish attendants. 7th century CE
The Western Turkic Khaganate or Onoq Khaganate was a Turkic khaganate in Eurasia, which formed as a result of the wars during the beginning of the 7th century after the First Turkic Khaganate, which w
Nushibi
…Chinese: 弩失畢; pinyin: Nǔ shībì; Middle Chinese: *nuoXɕiɪt̚piɪt̚) was a Chinese collective name for five tribes of the right (western) wing in the Western Turkic Khaganate, and members of the "ten arrows" confederation found in Chinese literature (十箭 shíjiàn; Old Turkic: 𐰆𐰣:𐰸, romanized: On Oq). The references to Nushibi…
Coin with legend "Türk-Kagan" (Sogdian script twrk x'γ'n), Tashkent, Western Turk period, 580-610.
An early Turk Shahi ruler named Sri Ranasrikari "The Lord who brings excellence through war" (Brahmi script). In this realistic portrait, he wears the Turkic double-lapel caftan. Late 7th to early 8th century.
Front, with double-parked tunic