Tujue

…recognizable under its Chinese transcription Tujue, were a subject tribe ruled by the Juan-juan. The Turks overthrew their masters and soon were in control of all of Mongolia, centring their power in the Orkhon (Orhon) River valley in the northern part of the country. The Orkhon Turks were contemporaries of…

…neighbor in the Turks (Tujue), who controlled the steppe from the borders of Manchuria to the frontiers of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. At the time of Wendi’s seizure of power, the Turks were splitting into two great empires, an eastern one dominating the Chinese northern frontier from Manchuria…

…of the Turk dynasty (Chinese Tujue) comprise especially texts found at Kosho-Tsaidam on the Orhon (Orkhon) Gol (river), including also Chinese text. These texts throw light on the nomadic culture of the tribal empire controlled by the Turk dynasty, including shamanism, calendar, customs, and social structure, with strong Chinese influence…

Bilge assumed leadership of the T’u-chüeh, a tribe of Turks in control of southern Central Asia, when his brother instigated a palace coup against the old ruler. When the T’ang emperor Hsüan Tsung refused his offer of an alliance, Bilge decimated the Chinese army, forcing them to sue for peace…