PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE SOURCES ON THE ETHNIC BACKGROUND OF INNER ASIAN NOMADS UNDER THE TÜRK QAGHANATES
Agusti Alemany
Keywords: Türk qaghanates, Inner Asian nomads, ethnic background, Alans, Az
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to discuss the ethnic background of Inner Asian nomads under the Türk qaghanates and, more concretely, the process of Turkicization of the West Eurasian steppes and the progressive withdrawal of North Iranian (Alanic) tribes, paying special attention to the problem of the Az people quoted in the Orkhon inscriptions