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Second Turkic Khaganate

Turkic Khaganate
(Kök) Türk xanlïqï
Göktürk Kağanlığı
Khaganate
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 Khaganate
Khagan
 •  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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Rasulid dynasty

The Turkic Khaganate (552–744; Old Turkic: Old Turkic letter UK.svgOld Turkic letter R2.svgOld Turkic letter U.svgOld Turkic letter T2.svg Old Turkic letter K.svgOld Turkic letter U.svgOld Turkic letter UK.svg, Chinese: 突厥汗国; pinyin: Tūjué hánguó), Skyturks 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.


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