Editing Göktürks (section)

== Legacy ==
Members of the Turk-lead Ashina dynasty also ruled the [[Basmyl|Basmyls]],<ref name="Vassal Princedoms 1960, p. 104, 132">[[Zizhi Tongjian]] Vol. 212, cited in Zuev Yu.A., ''Horse Tamgas from Vassal Princedoms'' (translation of 8-10th century Chinese ''Tanghuyao''), Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences, Alma-Ata, 1960, p. 104, 132 {{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref>Klyashtorny, S.G. "The Polovcian Problems (II)" in ''Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae'', Vol. 58, No. 3, Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Mediaeval History of the Eurasian Steppe: Szeged, Hungary May 11—16, 2004: Part III (2005). p. 245</ref><ref>Golden, Peter B. An Introduction to the History of Turkic Peoples, p. 142-143</ref> and the [[Karluk Yabghu]] State;<ref>{{Cite book |author=Kli︠a︡shtornyĭ, S. G. |title=Gosudarstva i narody Evraziĭskikh stepeĭ : drevnostʹ i srednevekovʹe |date=2004 |work=Peterburgskoe Vostokovedenie |others=Sultanov, T. I. (Tursun Ikramovich) |isbn=5858032559 |edition=2-e izd., isprav. i dop |location=Sankt-Peterburg |oclc=60357062}}</ref> and possibly also [[Khazars]]<ref>Pritsak, Omeljan (September 1978). "The Khazar Kingdom's Conversion to Judaism" [https://diasporiana.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/books/14056/file.pdf (PDF)]. ''Harvard Ukrainian Studies''. II (3): 261–281.</ref><ref>Golden, Peter Benjamin (2007a). "Khazar Studies: Achievements and Perspectives". In Golden, Peter B.; Ben-Shammai, Haggai; Róna-Tas, András (eds.). The World of the Khazars: New Perspectives. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Vol. 17. BRILL. pp. 7–57. ISBN 978-90-04-16042-2.</ref> and [[Karakhanids]] (if the first Karakhanid ruler [[Bilge Kul Qadir Khan]] indeed descended from the Karluk Yabghus).<ref>[https://e-history.kz/en/history-of-kazakhstan/show/9505/ "Karluk Yabghu State (756-940)"] ''Qazaqstan Tarihy''. quote: "In 840, in the Central Asian steppes an important event occurred. The Yenisei Kyrgyz invasion destroyed the Uighur Khaganate, forcing the Uighurs to flee to Turfan oasis and to [[Gansu]] [original article mistakenly has ''[[Guangzhou]]'']. '''The Karluk Djabgu and the ruler of Isfijab, Bilge Kul Qadeer-Khan,''' took advantage of the situation and proclaimed himself as a sovereign ruler and assumed a new title of Khagan."</ref> According to some researchers, [[Second Bulgarian Empire]]'s [[Asen dynasty]] might be descendants of [[Ashina tribe|Ashina]].<ref>Sychev N. V., (2008), ''Книга династий'', p. 161-162</ref>