Who Really Are the Turks?
Who are the Turks? Where did they come from, and how did a collection of steppe nomads shape the history of Eurasia? From the ancient Göktürks of Mongolia to the Oghuz migrations, and the rise of the Seljuks, this video traces 1,500 years of Turkic history.
Research & Script: @nofridaynightplans
2D & 3D Animation: @nofridaynightplans
Contents
00:00 Intro
00:35 Who are the Turks?
01:45 The Eurasian Steppe
3:45 The Ancestors of the Turks
10:41 The First Turkic Empire
19:54 The Oghuz Turks
24:59 The Rise of the Seljuks
30:34 Conclusion
Music: "LIBERATION FORCES" by Ghostrifter Avalon
Sources
1. Xiongnu People (Britannica)
2. Origins of Minority Ethnic Groups in Heilongjiang (https://web.archive.org/web/201403220...)
3. Ethnie Xianbei, nomade de Mongolie (https://www.chine-magazine.com/ethnie...)
4. End of the Hephthalites (https://history-maps.com/story/Sasani...)
5. History of Sogdian Traders (including Bugut Inscription) (https://pahar.in/pahar/Books%20and%20...)
6. The Gogturk (https://resources.saylor.org/wwwresou...)
7. The Orkhon Inscriptions (grammar and content) (https://altaica.ru/LIBRARY/Tekin%20Ta...)
8. Turkic Peoples - Britannica
9. The Oghuz Turks - Britannica
10. The Seljuk Turks ](https://www.the-persians.com/seljuqs1...)
11. Howard, Michael C., Transnationalism in Ancient and Medieval Societies, the Role of Cross Border Trade and Travel, McFarland & Company, 2012
12. Justinian and the International Silk Trade by Heleanor B. Feltham
(https://sino-platonic.org/complete/sp...)
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