First Turkic Khaganate

khaganate established by the Ashina clan of the Göktürks in medieval Inner Asia
Country khanate Q15146034
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Summary

First Turkic Khaganate is a khanate[1]. It draws 11,398 Wikipedia views per month (khanate category, ranking #3 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Continent: Asia[3]
  • Instance of: nomadic confederacy[4]
  • Capital: Suyab[5]
  • Official language: Old Turkic[6], Sogdian[7], Rouran[8]
  • Commons category: Gökturks[9]
  • Inception: 551[10]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 603[11]
  • Topic's main category: Q9238353[12]
  • Described by source: Old Book of Tang[13], New Book of Tang[14]
  • Replaced by: Eastern Turkic Khaganate[15], Western Turkic Khaganate[16]
  • Native label: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜[17]
  • Language used: Middle Chinese[18]

Why It Matters

First Turkic Khaganate has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Liple · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ Flag image: Flag of the Göktürks Khaganate.svg"
  2. 5d ago · Liple · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Eastern Turkic Khaganate, Western Turkic Khaganate
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'be', 'bg', 'ckb', 'crh', 'cs', 'cv', 'de', 'en', 'es'
    Sitelink count → 52
    Claims rich → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Replaced by: Kangar Union"
  3. 24d ago · The Orkflower · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of the Göktürks Khaganate.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Flag image: Flag of the Göktürks Khaganate.svg"
  4. 25d ago · The Orkflower · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Eastern Turkic Khaganate, Western Turkic Khaganate
    Encyclopedia tatarica (ru) online id → razdely/istoriya/drevnyaya-istoriya/tyurkskij-kaganat
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Replaced by: Kangar Union"
  5. 6w ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id → razdely/istoriya/drevnyaya-istoriya/trki-kaganlyk
    Dissolved → —
    Official language → Old Turkic, Sogdian, Rouran
    Replaced by → Eastern Turkic Khaganate, Western Turkic Khaganate
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id: razdely/istoriya/drevnyaya-istoriya/trki-kaganlyk"
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