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A tudun was a Göktürk title for a governor or resident administrator appointed to oversee a conquered territory or settlement on behalf of the khagan. The title was used in the Khazar, Bulgar, and Avar empires. It was also used in Western Turk regions, notably Sogdia.

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  • Function
  • Usage by polity
  • Göktürks
  • Western Turkic Khaganate and Sogdia
  • Khazar Khaganate
  • Avar Khaganate
  • See also
  • References

A tudun was a Göktürk title for a governor or resident administrator appointed to oversee a conquered territory or settlement on behalf of the khagan. The title was used in the Khazar, Bulgar, and Avar empires. It was also used in Western Turk regions, notably Sogdia.

== Function ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tudun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.