Tonyukuk
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TonyukukTonyukuk (Old Turkic: 
, Bilge Tuňuquq, died c. 724 AD, (暾欲穀/暾欲谷, Pinyin
: tūnyùgǔ, personal name: Ashide Yuanzhen 阿史德元珍, āshǐdé yuánzhēn, a-shih-te yüan-chen) was the yabgu
and commander-in-chief
of four Göktürk khagan
s, the best known of whom is Bilge Khan
. He played a major role in the revival of local Turkic
tribes and establishment of the Göktürk state. His biography, achievements and advices for state administration were carved (in the so-called Orkhon-Turkic script) on two stelae erected in 722 (before his death) at the site of Tsagaan-Ovoo (Mongolia
, Töv aimag, near Nalaikh
).
He was killed in his campaign against Turgesh
.
, Bilge Tuňuquq, died c. 724 AD, (暾欲穀/暾欲谷, PinyinPinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: tūnyùgǔ, personal name: Ashide Yuanzhen 阿史德元珍, āshǐdé yuánzhēn, a-shih-te yüan-chen) was the yabgu
Yabgu
Yabgu was a state office in the early Turkic states, roughly equivalent to viceroy...
and commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of four Göktürk khagan
Khagan
Khagan or qagan , alternatively spelled kagan, khaghan, qaghan, or chagan, is a title of imperial rank in the Mongolian and Turkic languages equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate...
s, the best known of whom is Bilge Khan
Bilge Khan
Bilge Qaghan was khagan of the Second Eastern Turkic Khaganate...
. He played a major role in the revival of local Turkic
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
tribes and establishment of the Göktürk state. His biography, achievements and advices for state administration were carved (in the so-called Orkhon-Turkic script) on two stelae erected in 722 (before his death) at the site of Tsagaan-Ovoo (Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, Töv aimag, near Nalaikh
Nalaikh
Nalaikh is one of nine Düüregs of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 6 Khoroos .Other than most other düüregs, Nalaikh is technically a separate city, but still under the common administration of the capital....
).
He was killed in his campaign against Turgesh
Turgesh
The Türgesh, Turgish or Türgish were a Turkic tribal confederation who emerged from the ruins of the Western Turkic Kaganate...
.
See also
- Nathan Light. An 8th Century Turkic Narrative: Pragmatics, Reported Speech and Managing Information. Turkic languages. 10.2, 2006. pp 155–186.