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GOKTURKS



Founded in 552 AD by Bumin Khan, the Gokturks engaged in widespread diplomatic activity. The famed Orhun epitaphs from this period consist of the tombstone inscriptions of Tonyukuk (d. 720), Kultigin (d. 731) and Bilge Kagan (d. 734).

 

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