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The Göktürk Empire (2nd Edition)
They ruled a realm wider than Rome at its zenith: 7 million km² from Korea to the Crimea, Siberia to the gates of Iran. Their horse-archers terrorised armies; their caravans stitched the Silk Road together. Yet the Göktürks-founders of the first empire to span the whole Eurasian steppe-remain a footnote outside specialist circles.
This book uncovers their story in a fast-paced narrative that fuses primary sources with the newest finds in archaeology, genetics and climatology. From the great migration of early Turkic farmers, through centuries of vassalage, to the lightning revolt of the Ashina clan in 552 AD, it traces how the Göktürks forged a pan-steppe super-state and coined the very name Türk 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰.
Inside this digital version you will find:
- A chronological account of the empire's meteoric century (542-630 AD) and its legacy for Byzantium, Persia and Tang China.
- Translated excerpts of the Orkhon "runic" inscriptions-the earliest Turkic voice in stone - alongside Chinese, Persian, and Byzantine eyewitness reports
- 50+ colour maps, reconstructions and portrait plates.
- Glossaries, annotated index, and an up-to-date bibliography for scholars and enthusiasts alike.
This book restores a missing chapter of world history – revealing how a people, guided by the sky-God Tengri and hardened by the steppe, built the blueprint that later empires from the Mongols to the Ottomans would follow.
The Gokturks: A Basic Overview Of The First Turkic Khaganate (eBook)
This re-release of the 2022 original features the origins, rise, fall and legacy of the First Gokturk Empire in Central Asia. Covering the mysterious origins of the Ashina Dynasty, this book offers an in-depth explanation of ancient nomadic lifestyle, the forgotten religion of Tengrism as well as the geopolitical turmoil across the Eurasian Steppe after the disintegration of the Xiongnu. Born into this tumultuous world, the Gokturks (“Celestial Turks”) managed to create the first transcontinental steppe empire in history, nearly 600 years before Genghis Khan was even born.
Featuring ancient and medieval sources as well as extensive modern academic literature, this book is of utmost value for anyone who is even remotely interested in the history of the Goktürks, the origins of Turkish identity and the fate of Eurasian steppe peoples.