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Mızrağul Şäh

Mızrağul or Mihiräkulä was a Varxuna ruler who held the title of şähi within Avarşahr.

Nıran

The Nıran, also referred to as the Tatar, was a Särbi-descended dynasty during Late Antiquity.

Ohrmäzd⁠ IV Şähänşäh

Ohrmäzd⁠ IV, also known as Torkzäd or "son of the Türük," was a Şähänşäh of Eränşähr and member of the imperial Säsäniyän dynasty through his father Husroy⁠ I. He may also have descended from the imperial Xalaç clan through his mother Qayın, the daughter of the Yedivar Xaqan.

Oŋği

The Oŋği river, known in ancient times as the Hoŋa river, is a large river that runs in modern Mongolia.

Qırat Kuşänşäh

Qırat was a Xuna ruler who presumably held the title of Kuşänşäh in the final days of the Kuşän state, thereafter, reorganized as Avarşahr.

Qıyäv

Qıyäv, corresponding to modern-day Kiev, was a Xazar tributary and outpost during medieval times.

Qıŋrağ Şäh

Qıŋrağ was a Varxuna ruler who held the title of Deväşähi or "god-king" within Avarşahr.

Samarqand

Samarqand, previously Sämizkänd and before that, Märäkändä, is an ancient city along the Silk Road.

Sälçük Sübaşı

Sälçük was a bäg and sübaşı for the Oğuz El in the 11th century C.E.

Toyoğun

The Toyoğun were a part of the Qıtaɲ tribal confederation that ruled over portions of the Central States under the Murong clan.

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