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Kul Tigin Inscription
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Comparative Context within the Orkhon Corpus
The Kül Tigin Inscription is often analyzed alongside the other major monuments of the era. While the Tonyuquq Inscriptions focus more heavily on preemptive strategy and praise for the elderly vizier's counsel, and the Bilgä Khagan Inscription is more philosophical regarding governance, the Kül Tigin monument remains the most emotionally charged. It achieves this tone through the pervasive motif of "lost potential," as Kül Tigin died relatively young, preventing him from as…