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  1. Orkhon Script

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    Later Usage and Legacy
    Following the collapse of the Second Turkic Khaganate, the usage of the Orkhon script gradually diminished. The Uyghurs, who succeeded the Turkic Khaganates in power in the region, primarily adopted the Uyghur script, which was derived from a different tradition.
    However, isolated pockets of Orkhon usage persisted, particularly among nomadic remnants in the Yenisey basin and the Altai region. These later inscriptions are often significantly shorter and frequently contain repetitions of single, complex ideograms that s…