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The European Huns
Black Sea
The Huns
The Huns
The Huns, 44 B.C.

The Byzantine Empire
The White Huns
Caspian Sea
Samarkand
The Chinese Empire
Kashgar
From 751 to 1216 A.D., East Turkestan was an autonomous region allied to the Turkish Hun Khanate,
and enjoyed complete independence. The above map shows the routes taken by the Huns during
their migrations to the south, west, and to Europe.

Hungarians
The Kyrgyz UIGHURS

Black Sea

Caspian Sea

The Chinese Empire

T he Gokturks were the first people to use the name Turks, and they spread out over
a wide area, from the China Sea to the Black Sea. Turks still live in large numbers
within the former boundaries of the empire, which also includes East Turkestan.

These lands, which have been home to great empires all through

history, became an indispensable part of the Islamic world after the
Turks converted to Islam during the reign of Caliph Abd al-malik Mar-
wan (b. 646/647-d. 705). The years between 751-1216 A.D. in particular,

after Satuk Bughra Khan (---/d. 955-6) had accepted Islam, are known

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar