Bumin Qaghan founds the Göktürk KhaganateJan 1, 552Labels: Bumin Qaghan, Ashina clan, First TurkicFirst KhaganateBritannica Turks
Istämi leads western expansion and dual ruleJan 1, 552Labels: Ist mi, Western Yabghu, t kenFirst KhaganateEastern Khaganate
Perso–Göktürk victory breaks Hephthalite powerJan 1, 563Labels: Perso G, Hephthalites, Sasanian EmpireGol ZarriunHephthalites
Göktürk embassy reaches Byzantium (Zemarchus)Jan 1, 568Labels: Zemarchus embassy, Byzantine court, Ist miBritannica TurksZemarchus
Succession crisis after Taspar Qaghan’s deathJan 1, 581Labels: Taspar Qaghan, Succession crisisCivil WarEastern Khaganate
East–west division hardens into separate khaganatesJan 1, 603Labels: Eastern Turkic, Western TurkicEastern KhaganateFirst Khaganate
Tang victory ends the Eastern Turkic KhaganateMar 27, 630Labels: Tang dynasty, Battle of, Emperor TaizongYinshanTang Campaign
Tang defeats Xueyantuo and stabilizes the steppeJan 1, 646Labels: Xueyantuo, Tang campaignsTaizong XueyantuoXueyantuo
Tang defeats Western Turks at the Irtysh RiverJan 1, 657Labels: Su Dingfang, Ashina Helu, Irtysh RiverIrtysh BattleTang Western Turks
Ilterish Qaghan restores Turkic rule at ÖtükenJan 1, 682Labels: Ilterish Qaghan, t ken, Second TurkicSecond KhaganateEastern Khaganate
Qapaghan Qaghan’s reign drives peak expansionJan 1, 692Labels: Qapaghan Qaghan, Second TurkicQapaghanSecond Khaganate
Kül Tigin dies; succession politics intensifyFeb 27, 731Labels: K l, Royal princeKul TiginBritannica Orkhon
Kül Tigin memorial inscription is erectedJan 1, 732Labels: K l, Orkhon monumentBritannica OrkhonTDV Orhon
Bilge Qaghan dies; memorialization followsJan 1, 734Labels: Bilge Qaghan, Second TurkicBritannica BilgeBilge Qaghan
Bilge Qaghan monument erected in the Orkhon ValleyJan 1, 735Labels: Bilge Qaghan, Orkhon ValleyBritannica OrkhonTDV Orhon
Uyghur-led coalition ends the Second Turkic KhaganateJan 1, 744Labels: Uyghur coalition, Ozmish QaghanSecond KhaganateMongolia History