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Göktürk Wars

552 CE – 744 CE

The Göktürks built the first great Turkic empire, stretching from Manchuria to the Byzantine frontier, before splitting into eastern and western khaganates and eventually falling to Tang China and…

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Göktürk Wars

552 CE – 744 CE

The Göktürks built the first great Turkic empire, stretching from Manchuria to the Byzantine frontier, before splitting into eastern and western khaganates and eventually falling to Tang China and the Uyghurs.

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