Fact Göktürk Khaganate

Empire    Göktürk Khaganate
Origin    Asia
Year of Peak Size    557
Duration    195 years
Start Date    552
End Date    747
Reason for End   
Civil War
Description    The Kök Türks, Göktürks were a nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known inward Chinese sources equally 突厥 (Modern Chinese: Pinyin: Tūjué, Wade-Giles: T'u-chüeh, Middle Chinese (Guangyun): dʰuət-kĭwɐt), the Göktürks nether the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) in addition to his sons succeeded the Rouran equally the principal ability inward the share in addition to took concur of the lucrative Silk Road trade.

The Göktürk rulers originated from the Ashina clan, a tribe of obscure origins who lived inward the northern corner of Inner Asia. Under their leadership, the Göktürk Empire speedily expanded to dominion huge territories inward Central Asia. Prominent personalities of the terra firma other than its founder Bumin were the princes Kul Tigin in addition to Bilge Qaghan, equally good equally the chancellor Tonyukuk, whose life stories were recorded inward the Orkhon inscriptions.
Capital    ítüken

Continents Spanned   
Asia
Size (Square Kilometers)    6,000,000
Size (Square Miles)    2,316,612
Founder    Bumin Qaghan
Government Type   
Authoritarian
Leaders of Empire    Bumin Qaghan (552), Issik Qaghan(552--553), Muqan Qaghan(553--572), Taspar Qaghan(572--581), Unknown title(581), Ishbara Qaghan(581--587), Bagha Qaghan(587--588), Tulan Qaghan(588--599), Yabghu Qaghan(552--575), Tardush Qaghan(575--602), Apa Qaghan(581 - 587), Niri Qaghan(587 - 601), Yami Qaghan(599--609), Shibi Qaghan(609--619), Chula Qaghan(619--620), Illig Qaghan (620--630), Qilibi Khan(639 - 644), Chebi Khan(646 - 649), Heshana Khan(604--611), Shekuei Qaghan(610--617), Tuluq Yabghu Qaghan(617--630), Baghatur Qaghan(630), Si Yabghu Qaghan(630--632), Tughluq Qaghan(632--634), Ishbara Terish Qaghan(634--639), Illig Beg Tughluq Qaghan(638--653), Illig Qutlugh Illig Beg Qaghan(639--640), Illig Beg Ishbara Yabghu Qaghan(639--641), Illig Beg Shekuei Qaghan(642--653), Ishbara Qaghan(650--658), Ilterish Qaghan(682--694), Qapaghan Qaghan(694--716), Inel Qaghan(716), Bilge Qaghan(716--734), Yiran Qaghan(734), Tengri Qaghan(734--741), Qutlug Yabghu Qaghan(741--742), Ilterish Qaghan(742--744), Ozmysh Qaghan(742--744)
Peak Leader    Muqan Qaghan



About 550 AD, Bumin Qaghan in addition to his sons, amongst the assistance of the Chinese Wei kingdom, conquered the Rouran in addition to took over equally the principal rulers of Central Asia. Today, historians telephone telephone Bumin Qaghan's people the Göktürks. As their refer suggests, the Göktürks were Turkish people, in addition to they spoke a Turkic language, non Indo-European, though their empire included both Turkic people similar the Uighurs in addition to people, in addition to fifty-fifty rulers, of other ethnicities. The Göktürks used their empire in addition to their friendly alliance amongst Cathay to instruct command of the Silk Road in addition to the merchandise betwixt the Sassanians in addition to Wei China, which made them rich.