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The 15 pages that link to Orkhon inscriptions, each with the reason it gives.

• Turkic languagesRelated: They provide direct evidence for an early Turkic language and political culture.

• Turkic peoplesRelated: Their texts document early Turkic political language and historical memory.

• GöktürksBroader topic: The inscriptions show how later Göktürk leaders described the rise, division, and restoration of their state.

• Second Turkic KhaganateRelated: Their accounts describe the khaganate’s political ideals, wars, and restoration.

• Old Turkic languageBroader topic: They are the language’s most famous and historically rich surviving texts.

• Uyghur KhaganateRelated: They preserve evidence for the political language and imperial setting inherited by Uyghur rulers.

• AshinaRelated: The inscriptions preserve accounts of Ashina-led rule and its restoration.

• Bumin QaghanBroader topic: They preserve later Göktürk memories of the dynasty Bumin founded.

• TengriBroader topic: Their texts explicitly invoke Tengri in accounts of rulership, victory, and the Turkic people.

• TengrismBroader topic: They invoke Tengri while explaining the authority and fortunes of Turkic rulers.

• TurkologyBroader topic: They provide major direct evidence for early Turkic language and political life.

• Eastern Turkic KhaganateRelated: They preserve later accounts of Turkic subjection to China and renewed independence.

• Turkic migrationRelated: Their inscriptions provide direct evidence for early Turkic identity and imperial history.

• Modu ChanyuCompared with: They offer a much later indigenous steppe record than the Han histories describing Modu.

• UmayBroader topic: These monuments connect Umay with divine protection and royal legitimacy.