Duolu
Sign in to savethumb|right|The lands of the Duolu were in the Ili River Basin Duolu (Wade–Giles: To-lu; 603–651 as a minimum) was a tribal confederation in the Western Turkic Khaganate (c. 581–659). The Türgesh Khaganate (699–766) may have been founded by Duolu remnants.
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thumb|right|The lands of the Duolu were in the Ili River Basin Duolu (Wade–Giles: To-lu; 603–651 as a minimum) was a tribal confederation in the Western Turkic Khaganate (c. 581–659). The Türgesh Khaganate (699–766) may have been founded by Duolu remnants.
There are several Chinese transcriptions including 咄陸 (Middle Chinese *tuɑt̚-lɨuk̚ > Mandarin Duōlù), 咄六 (MC. *tuɑt̚-lɨuk̚ > Mand. Duōliù), 都陸 (MC. *tuo-lɨuk̚ > Mand. Dōulù), and 都六 (MC. tuo-lɨuk̚ > Mand. Duōliù). The Old Turkic name behind those has been variously reconstructed as *Tör-ok, *Turuk, *Tuğluq, Tölük, Türük, and most recently Tuğluğ (𐱃𐰆𐰍𐰞𐰍) "have flags, have standards".