Göktürks
The Göktürks, Türks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks (Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, romanized: Türük Bodun; Chinese: 突厥; pinyin: Tūjué; Wade–Giles: T'u-chüeh) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples 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, culture, and dominant beliefs of Turkic peoples.
𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣 Türük Bodun | |
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Gökturk petroglyphs from modern Mongolia (6th to 8th century). | |
| Total population | |
| Ancestral to some Turkic populations | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Central and Eastern Asia | |
| Languages | |
| Old Turkic | |
| Religion | |
| Tengrism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Türgesh, Toquz Oghuz, Yenisei Kyrgyz, Xueyantuo, Shatuo |
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