Upon the dissolution of the Eastern Kok-Turk and Turgis States, they got disappeared from the stage of the history. Afterwards, we know that Kimek people established a state like the other Turkish tribes that declared their independence. Well, what kind of a quality did this state have? Actually, there were two types of states among Turks during the first era of Turkish history.
The first one of these states was a "Tribal principality" that was composed of a few tribes. The other state was at the level of "a state with ruler" (Hakanli) that was composed of the union of big tribes. The latter one constituted the state that dominated an extensive region pursuant to the annexation of various big tribes and that was based on a single dynasty with the state government by aristocracy. In respect of the state characteristics, the latter one is a much more deep-rooted state with much more extensive organisation and a greater domination.
One of our resources, Ali el-Mes'ûdî had mentioned about them as "Kimek Yabgu principality" in his works titled as "Murûc" (943) and "Tenbîh" (Warning) (956). The work titled as "Hudud" (Border) (982) was written in the same century and in a place near to this state. In this work, the title of Kimek ruler was stated as "Hakan" (Ruler). Gerdizi (1050) must have quoted from an ancient resource and he stated that their leader was called as "Baygu (Yabgu)" (Leader). According to these records, both of the titles either Yabgu (Leader) or Hakan (Ruler) indicate that the Kimek people had a state order with a Ruler.
As a matter of fact, it has been understood from the indicators of the Dedem Korkut Book that the Bayandur tribe had such a state organisation in the course of their existence within Oguz nation. Therefore, to state in brief, the state structure of Kimek people had the level of a state with a ruler (Hakanli). It was composed of the union that consisted of various big tribes. The state government had the quality of aristocracy and it was possessed by the Ruler's dynasty and lineage. This big state had attached primary importance to the economy and justice of the tribes that led a nomadic life and bred stock. The persons from the dynasty of the Ruler and the beys of he tribes that constituted the union were dominant in the region.
Hudut introduces us with the state organisation of the Kimek State in a concise manner. According to the information that it provided, there was a ruler titled as "Hakan" (Ruler) who was the sovereign of the country. The country under the domination of the ruler was divided into eleven (maybe twelve including the region of the ruler) Provinces. Each province was governed by its own governor and therefore, there were eleven "amil" (governors) in the provinces. This governorship was hereditary and peculiar to the family of the governor. His post would be handed down to his sons through inheritance. It can be considered that each province was divided into tribes and branches.
There are some titles within the resources that give us information about the high-ranked governors of the Kimek State. We have also observed these titles in the Turkish States in the Middle Ages. The principal title is "Hakan" (Ruler). The former and original form of this title was "Kagan" (Khan) and this title was granted to the rulers of the independent states. The wife of Hakan that stayed in the palace was called as "Hatun" and this title was used in all of the Turkish states since the period of antiquity.
The titles of "Yangu" (Kimek epic, etc.) and "Sad" (Kimek epic) dated back to the ancient history. These titles were the official titles that the Ruler entitled to his close relatives in order to govern some section of the country that was under his own domination. However, these titles were sometimes considered as the senior and junior according to the places and periods. Another title that included a high-rank office was "Tutug" (according to a style of pronunciation: Totok) (Kimek epic and Mücmelü't-Tevarih). This title was entitled to the military-civil governor of a region.