The Age of Bilge Khagan and Tonyukuk: Göktürk Wisdom

716 CE · Ötüken, Moğolistan · political

Under Bilge Khagan the Göktürk state grew stronger both militarily and diplomatically.

The chief counsellor Tonyukuk had monuments erected in his own name, and the Orkhon Inscriptions were raised in the names of Bilge Khagan and Kül Tigin (735). A trade treaty was concluded with China, and the discourse of Turkic identity and independence was committed to inscription.

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What was The Age of Bilge Khagan and Tonyukuk: Göktürk Wisdom?
Under Bilge Khagan the Göktürk state grew stronger both militarily and diplomatically.
When did The Age of Bilge Khagan and Tonyukuk: Göktürk Wisdom happen?
716 CE
Where did The Age of Bilge Khagan and Tonyukuk: Göktürk Wisdom take place?
Ötüken, Moğolistan