Göktürks
𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣 Türük Bodun | |
|---|---|
Gökturk petroglyphs from modern Mongolia (6th to 8th century) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Central and Eastern Asia | |
| Languages | |
| Orkhon Turkic | |
| Religion | |
| Tengrism, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Türgesh, Toquz Oghuz, Yenisei Kyrgyz, Xueyantuo, Shatuo |
The Göktürks (Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, romanized: Türük Bodun; Chinese: 突厥; pinyin: Tūjué; Wade–Giles: T'u-chüeh), also known as Türks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks, were a Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and his sons, succeeded the Rouran Khaganate as the main power in the region and established the First Turkic Khaganate, one of several nomadic dynasties that would shape the future geolocation, culture, and dominant beliefs of Turkic peoples.