Early Turkic States
Asia Turkish States
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1. The Hun EmperorshipsI. THE ASIAN TURK STATES / 1. The Hun EmperorshipsThe Hsiung-nu'sAlthough it seems natural that foreign tribes like the Mongolian, Tunguz etc. take place beneath the Turks at the great emperorship that was founded b…The Name HunIt is possible to track the exact date of the political Hun formation starting from the IV. Century B.C. which expanded from the rivers Orhun-Selenga…Mete Han (209 - 174 B.C.)Teoman, the father of Mete Han is named as Tan-hu (or Şan-yü) in the Chinese yearbooks. In Hun language this expression means the emperor title and sh…General Characteristics of the Mete Han PeriodAs it can be seen, this state was mostly founded on steppes with rich grassland and convenient for breeding contrary to the restricted agricultural ar…Mete Han's Death and the Period of Tanhu Ki-Ok (174-160 B.C.)When Mete Han died 174 B.C. the historical known Turkish political organisation, the "Great Hun Empire" was, with his civil and military organisations…The Tanhu Ki-chin Period (160-126 B.C.)This beneficial situation that was not so realised at the period of Ki-ok showed itself as a real uneasiness in the period of his son Than-hu Kun-chin…Chang-Kien's ReportAlthough the high graded soldier Chang-k'ien, that Vu-tin had sent out to west in order to learn more about the countries and tribes on the silk road…The Separation of the Hun's and the Heroism of Chi-ChiThe Hun's were not the same as before. The incursions had stopped, the states income decreased by the invasion of enemies to the wealthy groups of the…The Period after Chi-ChiAfter Chi-Chi moved to west, Ho-han-yeh's (died 31 B.C.) groups had recovered and had made an agreement with the Chinese government (43 B.C.), whereof…The End of the Hun'sAt the beginning of the II. Decade A.D. the Asian Hun's appeared in three different forms: 1- The remnants of the Chi-Chi Hun's at the surroundings of…