Salur, Salyr or Salgur were an ancient Oghuz

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 Turkic

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 people and a sub-branch of the Üçok tribal federation. The medieval

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 Karamanid principality in Anatolia

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 belonged to the Karaman branch of the Salur. The patriarchs of the modern Turkmen

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 tribe of Salyr in Turkmenistan

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, Uzbekistan

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, Afghanistan

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, Iraq

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 and Iran

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, as well as the Salar nationality in China

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 claim descent from the Salur.
After Seljuks' era closed in middle east, they established a state named as Salgulular State in Iraq centered area in 12th century and they support other Türkmens for reconstruction of Anatolia.
In Dede Korkut's epic tales one of the heroes "Salur Kazan" is also a Salurian people. Some of the Salurs still live in Anatolia, middle east and central Asia.

See also

• Oghuz traditional tribal organization
• Chepni, another Üçok tribe.