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The Ashina were a prominent Turkic clan that formed the ruling dynasty of the Göktürk Khaganate, the first historic state to officially use the name "Turk." Originating as metalworkers in the borderlands of northern China, they rose to power in 552 CE under Bumin Qaghan.

Chinese historical records first mention the Ashina in 439 CE. Their tribal origins are heavily tied to mythological "wolf tales," tracing their lineage to a grey she-wolf According to some researchers (Duan, Xue, Tang, and Lung) the House Ashina descended from the Tiele confederation

Chinese historical sources and genetic studies indicate a predominantly Northeast Asian ancestry, with the clan originally serving as metalworkers and vassals to the Rouran Khaganate Chinese dynastic chronicles such as the Book of Zhou associate the Ashina with the Xiongnu confederation

The Orkhon inscriptions, located in modern-day Mongolia, are stelae erected by members of the Ashina clan to record their legendary origins, history, and political philosophy

They were created by Yollig Tigin to honor the royal Ashina leaders of the Khaganate

the turkic rulers that were mentioned in inscriptions were:

• Bumin Khagan
• Istämi Khagan
• Issik Khagan
• Taspar Khagan
• Ilterish Qaghan
• Tonyukuk
• El Bilga Khatun
• Bilge Qaghan
• Kül Tigin
• Yollıg Tigin

hello everyone sakha people are turkic people of siberia they have very interesting life style and culture one of them ifound very interesting is riding on reindeers They refer to themselves as the Sakha but russians call them yakut

The Göktürks, or "Celestial Turks," .They are historically significant as the first nomadic confederation to establish a transcontinental empire and the very first state to officially use the name "Turk" as a political identity

The Ruling Clan The Göktürk ruling class belonged to the Ashina clan, an enigmatic nomadic group whose origins are deeply tied to the earlier Xiongnu (Huns) of the Eurasian steppe.

According to ancient Chinese and steppe mythology, the Ashina clan claimed descent from an orphaned boy raised and impregnated by a she-wolf asena . They took this founding myth seriously, even carrying wolf-head banners at the front of their armies.

Sacred Homeland: Their empire was centered around the sacred Ötüken region in the Khangai Mountains of Mongolia.

Core Beliefs: It centered around the sky god Tengri (the supreme deity of the sky), along with worship of earth-water spirits and ancestral spirits.

hi guys here is some informations about ashina dna ancestry in the comments

hi guys here is the turkic inscription of nader shah afshar in kalat-e-naderi one of his scriptions are in kalat-e-naderi and the other is in shrine of imam ali in najaf