Xueyantuo
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| 628–723 (?–723 under Second Turkic Khaganate) | |||||||||||||
Year 640, the Xueyantuo directly controlled areas. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Ih Huree | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Old Turkic | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Tribal confederation | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
• Established | 628 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 723 (?–723 under Second Turkic Khaganate) | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 薛延陀 | ||||||||||||||
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The Xueyantuo or Sir Tardush were an ancient Turkic tribe from the Tiele confederation and a khaganate in Northeast Asia who were at one point vassals of the Göktürks, later aligning with the Tang dynasty against the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.