Göktürks
Also known as Ashina Türks, Celestial Turks, Kok Turks, Gökturks, Sky Turks
The Göktürks (; ), also known as Türks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks, were a Turkic people 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.
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The Göktürks were a Turkic people who rose to power in medieval Inner Asia in the mid-sixth century under Bumin Qaghan and his sons, replacing the Rouran Khaganate as the region's dominant force. They established the First Turkic Khaganate, which played a foundational role in shaping the geography, culture, and beliefs of Turkic peoples for centuries to come.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Göktürks
- Ethnic group.image
- 200px
- Ethnic group.caption
- Gökturk petroglyphs from Orkhon Valley, Mongolia (6th to 8th century)
- Ethnic group.regions
- Central and Eastern Asia
- Ethnic group.languages
- Orkhon Turkic
- Ethnic group.religions
- Tengrism, Buddhism
- Ethnic group.related
- Türgesh, Toquz Oghuz, Yenisei Kyrgyz, Xueyantuo, Shatuo
- Ethnic group.native_name
- 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣Türük Bodun
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- otk
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- Etymology
- Origin
- Definition
- History
- Origins
- Expansion
- Conquest by the Tang
- Revival
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- Religion
- Legacy
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- See also
- In popular culture
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The Göktürks (; ), also known as Türks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks, were a Turkic people 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.
== Etymology == === Origin === thumb|A funerary depiction of long haired Türks in the Kazakh steppe. Miho funerary couch, circa 570. As an ethnonym, the etymology of Turk is unknown. It is generally believed that the name Türk may have come from the Old Turkic migration-term , which means 'created, born'.