Göktürk Empire

Turkic Khaganate
(Kök) Türk xanlïqï Göktürk Kağanlığı
Khanate
552–659 682–744
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The Göktürk Khaganate at its greatest extent, in 576.
Capital		Ötüken
Languages		Turkic
Religion		Tengrism
Political structure		Khanate
Qaghan
•	551–552	Bumin Khagan
•	553–572	Muqan Qaghan
•	682–691	Ilterish Qaghan
•	742–744	Ozmış Khagan
Legislature		Kurultai (Qurultay)
Historical era		Post-classical
•	Bumin Qaghan revolts against Rouran Khaganate	542
•	Established	552
•	Göktürk civil war	c. 582
•	Defeat of Eastern Turkic Khaganate	630
•	Defeat of Western Turkic Khaganate	659
•	Ilterish Qaghan establishes Second Turkic Khaganate	682
•	Uyghurs defeat Özmiş Khagan	744
Area
•	557	6,000,000 km² (2,316,613 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Rouran Khaganate Hephthalite Empire Khazars Kimek Khanate Uyghur Khaganate Oghuz Yabgu State

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The Turkic Khaganate (Old Turkic: ; Chinese: 突厥汗国; pinyin: Tūjué hánguó) or Göktürk Khaganate was a khaganate established by the Ashina clan of the Göktürks in medieval Inner Asia. Under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and his sons, the Ashina succeeded the Rouran Khaganate as the main power in the Mongolian Plateau and established a stronger empire, which rapidly expanded to rule huge territories in Central Asia. This khaganate interacted extensively with various dynasties based in North China, and for significant periods exercised considerable control over the lucrative Silk Road trade.