Sites & cities that bear the name of Orkhon inscriptions

Orkhon inscriptions

Today in : Mongolia
First trace of activity : ca. 8th century C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 8th century C.E
Recorded names : Orhon inscriptions, Orhun inscriptions, Khöshöö Tsaidam monuments, Kul Tigin steles, 阙特勤碑, 闕特勤碑, Què tèqín bēi

Description : The Orkhon inscriptions, also known as the Orhon inscriptions, Orhun inscriptions, Khöshöö Tsaidam monuments (also spelled Khoshoo Tsaidam, Koshu-Tsaidam or Höshöö caidam), or Kul Tigin steles (simplified Chinese: 阙特勤碑; traditional Chinese: 闕特勤碑; pinyin: Què tèqín bēi), are two memorial installations erected by the Göktürks written in Old Turkic alphabet in the early 8th century in the Orkhon Valley in Mongolia. They were erected in honor of two Turkic princes, Kul Tigin and his brother Bilge Khagan. The inscriptions, in both Chinese and Old Turkic, relate the legendary origins of the Turks, the golden age of their history, their subjugation by the Chinese, and their liberation by Ilterish Qaghan. In fact, according to one source, the inscriptions contain "rhythmic and parallelistic passages" that resemble that of epics.

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