Tonyukuk
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Tonyukuk was a prominent 8th-century Turkic statesman and military strategist of the Second Turkic Khaganate, known from his own Orkhon inscription and Chinese historical records.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic statesman
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military strategist ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| advisedRuler |
Bilge Qaghan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qapaghan Qaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatedPolicy | maintaining nomadic lifestyle for military advantage ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Turkic Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Tonyukuk monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
campaigns against neighboring steppe tribes
ⓘ
consolidation of Second Turkic Khaganate power ⓘ military campaigns against Tang China ⓘ |
| culture | Göktürk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turkic ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mongolian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificMeaning | Bilge means wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionDateApprox | early 8th century ⓘ |
| inscriptionLocation | near present-day Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | bilingual with Chinese influences ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Chinese historical records
ⓘ
Orkhon inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Old Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
important evidence for Old Turkic language
ⓘ
key source for early Turkic political thought ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Old Turkic runic corpus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | planning and leading campaigns ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tonyukuk inscription
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
service in the Second Turkic Khaganate ⓘ |
| occupation |
advisor
ⓘ
chancellor ⓘ general ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | sedentarization of the Göktürks ⓘ |
| politicalRole | shaping foreign policy of the Second Turkic Khaganate ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief counselor of the Second Turkic Khaganate
ⓘ
high official under Bilge Qaghan ⓘ high official under Qapaghan Qaghan ⓘ |
| religion | Tengriism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInState |
architect of Göktürk restoration
ⓘ
key strategist of Göktürk expansion ⓘ |
| scriptOfInscription | Orkhon script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfRepresentation | wise counselor in his inscription ⓘ |
| sourceType | autobiographical inscription ⓘ |
| strategicFocus |
guerrilla warfare against Tang China
ⓘ
use of steppe mobility and surprise attacks ⓘ |
| title |
Bilge Tonyukuk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boyla Tonyukuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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