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Soaring over the Altai mountains, the gallop of the horses summons the wind.
A brand new dawn on the snow-capped hills, the blood of Genghis has crossed the earthen road.

My Genghis Khan, the majesty and might of the heavens, the sound of the Khuur, a path as vast as the ocean.
A fire's fierce power awakens in the heart, be eternal, created as our vanguard!

An endless steppe, where the golden banner was raised, his valor fills the distant expanse.
A light of wisdom and of will, with pride, flourishing for a thousand years.

Huu, huu, Genghis, ascend!
Huu, huu, Great Khan, prosper!
Huu, huu, forged in sweat!
Huu, huu, your glory ascends!

My Genghis Khan, the majesty and might of the heavens, the sound of the Khuur, a path as vast as the ocean.
A fire's fierce power awakens in the heart, be eternal, created as our vanguard!

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In this episode, we dive right into two core concepts of ancient Turkic culture: the sacred forest called Ötüken and the nearby Orkhon valley in Mongolia, which served as the capital of major steppe states like the Rouran, Göktürk, and Uyghur Khaganates.

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Creating a steppe empire is not easy, but ruling it is especially difficult. To keep all the semi-nomadic tribes under your banner, you will want to posess both military prowess as well as decent economic supply. As the Göktürks expanded into the west of Asia and even into Europe, their semi-nomadic economy evolved due to the addition of control over the legendary Silk Road. This, in turn, led to significant diplomatic missions to Byzantium and a large-scale conflict against the Sassanian Persians which would last half a century.

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Following the Mongol conquests, a former warrior of the Mongol Empire roams the unfamiliar Ponto-Caspian steppe alone. Stripped of his comrades, his only companion was his horse, which fell ill and passed away. In an act of ingenuity and tradition, he crafted strings from his horse's hair for a new Morin Khuur, an ancient Mongolian instrument. He plays it in hopes that his people will hear his lament and rescue him.

This song showcases a Morin Khuur solo, a horsehead fiddle similar to instruments like the Tuvan igil, Kazakh kobyz, and Kyrgyz Kyl kyyak, highlighting the shared musical heritage of the region's various Khaganates.

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In this episode, Copper Axe from Musaeum Scythia and I delve into why the Xiongnu and Attila's Huns did not speak Yenisean and were not a Yenisean people.

This serves as our rebuttal to Svenja Bonmann's and Simon Fries' June article, where they theorized that the Xiongnu and Huns in Europe were Yenisean rather than Turkic at their core.

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It is time to ask some uncomfortable questions about Turkic history. Journey through the heart of Eurasia to discover the dramatic ideological clash between two mighty Turkic empires. This episode contrasts the Göktürk's traditional Tengrist militarism, fueled by a heaven-mandated drive for conquest, with the Uyghurs' revolutionary strategic adoption of Manichaeism.

Explore how this religious and economic transformation, spurred partly by the An Lushan rebellion and its complex implications for Turkic solidarity, reshaped the Uyghurs' political structures, economic priorities, and international relations, ultimately contributing to the complex factors leading to the downfall of the Uyghur Khaganate.

Further topics of this episode include:

- Tengrism and its main concepts

- Manicheism and why the Uyghurs converted

- The Role of the Uyghurs during the An Lushan rebellion

- Uyghur-Chinese diplomacy

- Invasion of the Kyrgyz

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The ancient steppe had more to offer than "just" Turkic states. In this episode, we dive deep into the history of the Rouran: founders of the first "true" steppe empire, as Peter B. Golden once claimed, and predecessors of the Göktürks.

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Experience the soothing sounds of the solitary Tengri Tagh mountain.

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We've covered these extensively here and on the YouTube channel, yet for most people, they are STILL part of a hidden chapter of world history. Now, it is time to reveal the enduring power and sophisticated empires that shaped the Eurasian heartland all-in-one!

Join us to re-evaluate the true complexity, innovation, and surprising stability of these ancient and medieval Turkic civilizations that shaped a vast continent, offering a counter-narrative to common misconceptions about steppe history.

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Explore the ethereal essence of Tengri with Bumin's Destiny Original Soundtrack. Dive into the spiritual world with Göktürk prayer vocals.

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