Kul-Tegin Inscription
Mongolia /
Ovorhangaj /
Arvajheer /
World
/ Mongolia
/ Ovorhangaj
/ Arvajheer
archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site
One of the three main inscriptions of the Orkhon inscriptions (also known as the Orhon inscriptions, Orhun inscriptions, Khöshöö Tsaidam monuments. It was erected in honor of Göktürk princes Kul Tigin by his elder brother Bilge Khagan. This memorial installation was written in the Old Turkic alphabet in 732 in the Orkhon Valley in what is modern-day Mongolia.
The inscriptions were discovered by Nikolay Yadrintsev's expedition in 1889, published by Vasily Radlov. The original text was written in the Old Turkic alphabet and was deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
Orkhon scripts (Kul-Tegin, Bilge Khagan and Tonyukuk) are the oldest form of a Turkic language to be preserved.
Kul-Tegin and Bilge Khagan inscriptions are part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mongolia. TIKA (Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency) showed interest in the site in the late 20th century and finalized their project to restore and protect all three inscriptions.
The inscriptions were discovered by Nikolay Yadrintsev's expedition in 1889, published by Vasily Radlov. The original text was written in the Old Turkic alphabet and was deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
Orkhon scripts (Kul-Tegin, Bilge Khagan and Tonyukuk) are the oldest form of a Turkic language to be preserved.
Kul-Tegin and Bilge Khagan inscriptions are part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mongolia. TIKA (Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency) showed interest in the site in the late 20th century and finalized their project to restore and protect all three inscriptions.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkhon_inscriptions
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°33'50"N 102°49'53"E
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- Shangjing capital of Liao dynasty 1342 km
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- Ruins of ancient city of Zhongjing 1449 km
- Jin dynasty city of Taizhou 1554 km
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- Orkhon Valley - UNESCO World Heritage Site 16 km
- Ögii Nuur 23 km
- Ruin of Khar Balgas 23 km
- Confluence of the Orkhan and Tamir Rivers 30 km
- Ika-Togo-Ula 40 km
- Peschanye Dunes El Tarashai 76 km
- abandoned rifle ranges 121 km
- Bulgan Airport 151 km
- The Uran-Togoo Tulga Uul Natural Monument 156 km
- cinder cones 160 km