Yabgu

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Yabgu was a high-ranking Turkic noble title, often designating a semi-independent ruler or viceroy governing frontier or subordinate territories within a larger khaganate.

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Yabgu canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic noble title ⓘ
political title ⓘ
administrativeRole collection of tribute ⓘ
local administration ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Turkic peoples ⓘ
degreeOfAutonomy semi-independent ⓘ
denotes semi-independent ruler ⓘ
viceroy ⓘ
etymologyStatus disputed ⓘ
governedUnit frontier district ⓘ
province ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ
governs frontier territories ⓘ
subordinate territories ⓘ
hasRank high-ranking noble ⓘ
heldBy high aristocracy ⓘ
members of ruling clan ⓘ
princes ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel below khagan ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Old Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Old Turkic language
militaryRole command of frontier forces ⓘ
politicalFunction delegated sovereignty ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
regional governance ⓘ
regionOfUse Caspian region ⓘ
linked to: Caspian Sea region

Central Asia ⓘ
Eurasian Steppe ⓘ
relatedTitle Khagan ⓘ
Shad ⓘ
Tegin ⓘ
scriptAttestedIn Arabic-script Turkic sources ⓘ
Old Turkic runic inscriptions ⓘ
linked to: Old Turkic script

Persian historical texts ⓘ
subordinateTo Khagan ⓘ
successionRole potential heir to khagan ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
early medieval period ⓘ
usedIn Göktürk Khaganate ⓘ
Karluk polities ⓘ
Khazar Khaganate ⓘ
Oghuz Yabgu State ⓘ
Western Turkic Khaganate ⓘ
linked to: Göktürk Khaganate

various medieval Turkic khaganates ⓘ

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