Khan's Den: Turkic and Steppe History episodes
Ep 3: Golden Era of the Göktürk Empire | The Celestial Turks
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Explore the rise and conflicts of the Göktürk Khaganate in Episode 3 of 'The Celestial Turks.' Delve into the political and military upheavals, including wars with Persia and confrontations with Byzantines. Discover Taspar's conversion to Buddhism and the internal strife among Turkic princes. Witness the animated reconstruction of this fascinating historical era.
#Göktürk Empire, #Celestial Turks, #Göktürk Khaganate, #Persian Wars, #Sogdia, #Bactria, #Byzantine Empire, #Avars, #Rouran, #Crimean peninsula, #Taspar, #succession crisis, #Sui Dynasty, #Ashina Dynasty, #Turkic princes, #Buddhism
Timeline
00:00:What happened so far
01:34:Istemi's War Against Persia
05:34:Taspar Khagan and Peace in the East
07:01:Sogdians and the Old Turkic Script
08:57:Taspar's Conversion to Buddhism
11:50:An Ally too powerful? Changing Dynamics among the Tabgaç Chinese
16:13:Taspar's turn: Gao Shaoyi and War against Zhou
19:44:Succession Crisis: War of the 4 Princes
22:28:End of the Turko-Roman Alliance
23:31:Beginning of the Civil War
24:33:Combined Turkic Attack on Sui China