The History Files: Western Gokturks

Western Gokturks: the western half essentially created a vast region in #CentralAsia known as #Turkestan, which later divided into various states and remains divided today.

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The History Files: Eastern Gokturk Khagans

Eastern #Gokturks: co-founder of the empire, Bumin declared himself great #khagan of the eastern half, but died within a year to be succeeded by his son.

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The History Files: Gokturks

Gokturks ( #BlueTurks ): the first fully-formed #Turkic ethnic group was the #Gokturks, semi-nomads in #Mongolia who emerged in the early 500s AD from obscure tribal origins.

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The History Files: Khazars

Khazars: these semi-nomads created the most powerful polity to emerge from the break-up of the Western #Gokturk #khaganate, one which can be referred to as #Khazaria.

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