People / group

Turkic peoples

Also known as Turkic

The Turkic peoples are a large family of ethnic groups speaking Turkic languages, originating in the steppes of Inner and Central Asia. The Gokturk Empire was the first state to bear the Turkic name, and Turkic groups later founded or dominated the Seljuk Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Khazar Khaganate and the Delhi Sultanate. As soldiers and slave-soldiers they also played a central role in the Abbasid Caliphate and the Mamluk Sultanate.

Mentioned in 17 profiles

Abbasid CaliphateSocioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline Afsharid EmpireFoundation, Military Ayyubid EmpireMilitary Chagatai EmpireImpact Delhi SultanateFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance Gokturk EmpireGovernance, Impact, Summary Khazar KhaganateFoundation, Military, Governance Khwarazmian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance Mamluk SultanateFoundation Mongol EmpireFoundation Ottoman EmpireFoundation Seljuk EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline Tang DynastyFoundation, Military, Impact Timurid EmpireImpact Kara-Khanid KhanateImpact IslamSpread Old TurkicSpeakers, Change, Legacy

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Saka Wusun Idel-Ural State

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Turkic peoples. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/turkic-peoples
MLA: “Turkic peoples.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/turkic-peoples. Accessed .
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