Who actually was Oghuz Khagan? What is the earliest reference to him? Is he based on a real person or is he completely mythical?
So Oghuz Khan is said to have been an old Turkic ruler with a lot of legends about him. I've seen some people claim that he's based on Modu Chanyu of the Xiongnu. I've heard people identify him with the Islamic Zulqarnayn (Dhu al-Qarnayn). What are the things that we know for sure about him?
Posted Jun 25, 2020, 1:54 AM UTC
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