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Western Turkic Khaganate
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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
Western Turk officers, one of them labeled as coming from Argi (Karashahr in modern Xinjiang), attending the reception of ambassadors by king Varkhuman of Samarkand. Afrasiab murals, 7th century CE. The Turks had a mainly East Eurasian appearance.
Western Turk officers, one of them labeled as coming from Argi (Karashahr in modern Xinjiang), attending the reception of ambassadors by king Varkhuma
Coin with legend "Türk-Kagan" (Sogdian script twrk x'γ'n), Tashkent, Western Turk period, 580-610.
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
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
Front, with double-parked tunic
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
Western Turkic Khaganate
…Ten arrow people') was a Turkic khaganate in Eurasia, which formed as a result of the wars during the beginning of the 7th century (593–603) after the First Turkic Khaganate, which was founded in the 6th century on the Mongolian Plateau by the Ashina clan, split into a western and eastern khaganate. The confederation as a…
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'a
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.
A Turk mourning the Buddha, Kyzyl, Mingoi, Maya cave 224, 550-600 CE.
Göktürk petroglyphs from Mongolia (6th to 8th century).
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.
Turkic horsemen with long hair on the tomb of a Sogdian trader, the Miho funerary couch. Circa 570 CE. Northern Dynasties, China.