Tengri
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Tengri is the supreme sky god in ancient Turkic and Mongolic religions, revered as the creator and ruler of the universe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tengri canonical | 4 |
| Gök Tengri | 1 |
| Kök Tengri | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creator deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ sky god ⓘ supreme god ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
eternal blue sky
ⓘ
fate ⓘ order of the universe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Mongolic religion
ⓘ
ancient Turkic religion ⓘ |
| centralConceptIn | Tengrism ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
giver of khan’s legitimacy
ⓘ
guarantor of justice ⓘ |
| culture |
Mongolic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolic
Turkic ⓘ |
| domain |
heaven
ⓘ
sky ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
all-seeing
ⓘ
almighty ⓘ eternal ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mongol imperial ideology
ⓘ
Turkic state ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Mongolic languages
ⓘ
Old Turkic language ⓘ
surface form:
Old Turkic
|
| meaningOfName |
heaven
ⓘ
sky ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Erlik
ⓘ
Umay ⓘ |
| religion | Tengrism ⓘ |
| role |
creator of the universe
ⓘ
ruler of the universe ⓘ supreme authority ⓘ |
| symbol |
blue color
ⓘ
eternal heaven ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorCult | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| title |
Tengri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gök Tengri
Tengri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kök Tengri
|
| worshippedBy |
Göktürk Khaganate
ⓘ
surface form:
Göktürks
Khazar Khaganate ⓘ
surface form:
Khazars
Mongol Empire ⓘ Mongol ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolic peoples
Turkic peoples ⓘ Xiongnu ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | open-air sanctuaries ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
prayers toward the sky
ⓘ
sacrifices ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.