Göktürks

Göktürk stone carvings from Mongolia (6th to 8th century)

The First Turkic Khaganate (Göktürk Khaganate)

The Göktürks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks were a group of Turkic peoples who lived in Central Asia during the middle ages. Bumin Qaghan and his sons were their leaders. The Göktürks ruled their area after the Rouran Khaganate. They became the main power in their part of inner Asia. They built the Turkic Khaganate. This Khaganate was a nomadic dynasty that had a big effect on later Turkic peoples. Their Religion was Tengrism

Göktürks Media

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  A funerary depiction of long haired Türks in the Kazakh steppe. Miho funerary couch, circa 570.

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  Hunting scene from the Göktürk period, from Chaganka, Altai region, 5th-6th century AD

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  Statue of Niri Qaghan, Xinjiang, China.

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  Bust of Kul Tigin (684–731) found in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Orkhon River valley. Located in the National Museum of Mongolia.