Tegin
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Tegin is a Turkic
title, commonly attachable to the names of the junior members of the Khan
family. History recorded many personages carrying the title Tegin, from incidentally noted to heading their own states. The most known are Kül Tegin
(Ch. Queteqin 闕特勤, erroneous Quētèlè 闕特勒), famous for the stele in his memory in Khöshöö-Tsaidam; a founder Alp Tigin of the Ghazna state which grew into the Ghaznavid Empire
; Arslan Tegin and Bughra Tegin instrumental in the creation of the Kara-Khanid Kaganate
. The Chinese annals Beishi
(History of Northern dynasties) states that Hephthalite
king of the Gandhara
state was from a ruling clan of the neighboring Tegin state. With time, the title tegin became a popular personal name, and now perseveres both as personal and family name, predominantly in the South Asia and Middle East areas.
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
title, commonly attachable to the names of the junior members of the Khan
Khan (name)
Khan is a surname and title of Central Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.- Origin :...
family. History recorded many personages carrying the title Tegin, from incidentally noted to heading their own states. The most known are Kül Tegin
Kul Tigin
Kul Tigin Kul Tigin Kul Tigin (Old Turkic:, Kultegin, (闕特勒/阙特勤, Pinyin: quètèqín, Wade-Giles: chüeh-t'e-ch'in, ? - 575 AD) was a general of the Second Turkic Kaganate. He was a second son of Ilterish Shad and the younger brother of Bilge Kagan....
(Ch. Queteqin 闕特勤, erroneous Quētèlè 闕特勒), famous for the stele in his memory in Khöshöö-Tsaidam; a founder Alp Tigin of the Ghazna state which grew into the Ghaznavid Empire
Ghaznavid Empire
The Ghaznavids were a Persianate Muslim dynasty of Turkic slave origin which existed from 975 to 1187 and ruled much of Persia, Transoxania, and the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent. The Ghaznavid state was centered in Ghazni, a city in modern-day Afghanistan...
; Arslan Tegin and Bughra Tegin instrumental in the creation of the Kara-Khanid Kaganate
Kara-Khanid Khanate
The Kara-Khanid Khanate was a confederation of Turkic tribes ruled by a dynasty known in literature as the Karakhanids or Ilek Khanids, . Both dynastic names represent titles with Kara Kağan being the most important Turkish title up till the end of the dynasty.The Khanate ruled Transoxania in...
. The Chinese annals Beishi
History of Northern Dynasties
The History of Northern Dynasties is one of the official Chinese historical works in the Twenty-Four Histories canon. It contain 100 volumes and covers the period from 386 to 618, the histories of Northern Wei, Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Zhou, Northern Qi, and Sui Dynasty...
(History of Northern dynasties) states that Hephthalite
Hephthalite
The Hephthalites or Hephthalite is a pre-Islamic Greek term for local Abdali Afghans, who's famous ruler was Nazak Abdali . Hephthalites were a Central Asian nomadic confederation of the AD 5th-6th centuries whose precise origins and composition remain obscure...
king of the Gandhara
Gandhara
Gandhāra , is the name of an ancient kingdom , located in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River...
state was from a ruling clan of the neighboring Tegin state. With time, the title tegin became a popular personal name, and now perseveres both as personal and family name, predominantly in the South Asia and Middle East areas.