8 - The Wise Khan
Fueled by a burning resentment against the Tang, the Second Khanate is born in the East. Aiming to restore the glory of the First Göktürk Khanate, the Second Khanate launches a restorationist project...
10 Nov 202256min
7 - The Protectorate General to Pacify the West
The Tang armies march west to take on the Western Khanate after defeating the Eastern Khanate, just after the assassination of Tong Yabgu Khan. The Western Khanate faces this mighty new dynasty and ...
26 Okt 202252min
6 - The First Turkish Emperor
In the East, the Sui Dynasty collapses and the Eastern Göktürk Khanate regains the top spot as the premier power in East Asia. But out of the ashes of the Sui, a new dynasty arises - a powerful dynas...
12 Okt 202256min
5 - The Ten Arrows
In the aftermath of Tardu's death, the Göktürk Khanate is broken in two. The Western half comes under the control of ten powerful tribes - the On Ok, meaning the Ten Arrows. The Western Khanate inva...
28 Sep 202250min
4 - ... Divided We Fall
Tardu succeeds his father Istami in the West as Taspar Khan dies in the East. Tardu launches an invasion of Iran - and sparks a succession crisis which permanently breaks the Göktürk Khanate in two.
14 Sep 202250min
3 - United We Stand...
Muqan Khan and Taspar Khan conquer in the East, and the Göktürk Khanate reaches the zenith of its power. A powerful state of unseen sophistication for the steppe world is established. Surely it's on...
1 Sep 202248min
2 - Go West Young Man
The new Göktürk Khanate rides West, inaugurating a series of stunning conquests, and bringing the Turks into contact and conflict with the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires.
17 Aug 202242min
0 - Introduction
Welcome to the Turkish History Podcast.
2 Aug 20228min
