Tujue

…recognizable under its Chinese transcription Tujue, were a subject tribe ruled by the Juan-juan. The Turks overthrew their masters and soon were in control of all of Mongolia, centring their power in the Orkhon (Orhon) River valley in the northern part of the country. The Orkhon Turks were contemporaries of…

…neighbor in the Turks (Tujue), who controlled the steppe from the borders of Manchuria to the frontiers of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. At the time of Wendi’s seizure of power, the Turks were splitting into two great empires, an eastern one dominating the Chinese northern frontier from Manchuria…

…of the Turk dynasty (Chinese Tujue) comprise especially texts found at Kosho-Tsaidam on the Orhon (Orkhon) Gol (river), including also Chinese text. These texts throw light on the nomadic culture of the tribal empire controlled by the Turk dynasty, including shamanism, calendar, customs, and social structure, with strong Chinese influence…

Bilge assumed leadership of the T’u-chüeh, a tribe of Turks in control of southern Central Asia, when his brother instigated a palace coup against the old ruler. When the T’ang emperor Hsüan Tsung refused his offer of an alliance, Bilge decimated the Chinese army, forcing them to sue for peace…

…and linguistically connected with the Tujue, the name given by the Chinese to the nomadic people who in the 6th century ce founded an empire stretching from what is now Mongolia and the northern frontier of China to the Black Sea. With some exceptions, notably in the European part of…

…in the 7th century, the Tujue, were identified with the Turks and claimed to be descended from the Xiongnu. A number of Xiongnu customs do suggest Turkish affinity, which has led some historians to suggest that the western Xiongnu may have been the ancestors of the European Turks of later…