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Bilge Khagan
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Bilge Khagan (Old Turkic: Bïlğa Qaġan; c. 680 – 734 CE), born Mögöli Khan (also spelled Mögülüg Khan), was the second and final Khagan of the Second Turkic Khaganate (680–744 CE). He reigned from 716 until his death in 734 CE. His reign is chiefly significant due to his collaboration with his younger brother, Kül Tigin, and the monumental inscriptions they commissioned, which stand as foundational documents of early Turkic literature and Tengrism. Bilge Khagan is often reme…
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Bilge Khagan Inscription
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The Bilge Khagan Inscription is one of the most significant monuments of early Turkic literature, discovered in the Orkhon Valley of modern-day Mongolia. Erected in memory of the Second Turkic Khaganate ruler, Bilge Khagan, it details the ruler's reign, his relationship with his brother Kül Tigin, and crucial philosophical reflections on the ephemeral nature of human achievement and the cyclical destin…
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Kul Tigin Inscription
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The Kül Tigin Inscription (sometimes cited as the Kül Tegin Monument) is one of the two principal stelae erected following the death of Prince Kül Tigin (d. 731 CE) of the Second Turkic Khaganate. It forms part of the larger corpus known as the Orkhon Inscriptions, discovered in the Orkhon Valley of modern Mongolia. Authored primarily by the prince's uncle, the Bilgä Khagan, the inscription serves as both a funerary monumen…
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Kul Tigin Inscription
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Praise of Kül Tigin
The inscription details the martial exploits of Kül Tigin, emphasizing his loyalty to his brother, Bilgä Khagan, and his successes against various tribal confederations, notably the Tang Dynasty forces and the resurgent Uyghur Khaganate. A passage near line 15 famously asserts that Kül Tigin's spear felt lighter than a bird's wing during battle because the weight of his soul was evenly distributed across the battlefield through sheer force of intent.
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