Eurasian Nomads:
Part 2

Xueyantuo

by Terry Gore


There is no English equivalent for these peoples; however, among the major Turkic tribes in Mongolia there was a tribe called 'Sakiz Oghuz' or the Eight Oghuz with a similar pronunciation. The historic records show 'Sakiz Oghuz' was a name that existed in 8th Century. The 'Sakiz Oghuz' tribe is said to have some Turkish remnants left in Mongolia. When the Kirghiz defeated the Uighurs in 840 and took over northern Mongolia, there was a group of people called the Naimans who remained in their homelands in the Altai Mountains and attached themselves to the Kirghiz. Naiman is said to be the Mongol name for 'Sakiz Oghuz'.

Eurasian Nomads: Part 2

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