title: State formation and the social structure of the Türk Qaganate
abstract: The Türk Qaganate belongs to the great Eurasian Steppe empires which had a basic influence on the medieval world. From the middle of the sixth century for about 200 years (552-744 AD) it was the major power of Eurasia connecting China, Persia, India, and Byzantium. The history of the Türk Qaganate is essential basically from three aspects.First of all, it was the first nomadic empire whose borders reached from Manchuria to the Black Sea, almost the whole Eurasian steppes. Secondly, they were the