About this user
HISTORY and CREATIVE WRITING o.O!?
GokTurks & Goguryeo
Ancient Turks, called GokTurks were political, economical and millitary allies with ancient Koreans, called Goguryeo. Both the GokTurks and Goguryeo did not have a specific boundary, better yet, one day you could be a GokTurk while tomorrow you could be a Goguryeo person. The ancient Chinese, Sui Dynasty built and expanded the "Great Wall of China" to distinguish themselves and to fight off the "DongYi"(aka Northern or Eastern Barbarians). The Barbarians which they regarded were us, the GokTurks and Goguryeo.
The GokTurks Empire expanded West of Manchuria to all of Central Asia (significantly bigger than today's Mongolia). To the East of Manchuria, including half of present day Korean peninsula was Goguryeo. Both of these groups were very skillful in shooting arrows while superbly maneuvering on a horse. This is the traditional Altaic fighting tactic, very different from the rest of the world.
The GokTurks allied with Goguryeo were fighting off the Sui Dynasty of China for hundreds of years, until a mischievous tactic by the Sui made the GokTurks to split into two groups. The Turks were driven out of their land to the West. The Sui Dynasty immediately faced rebellion by its own people because of millitary exhaustion. It gave rise to Tang Dynasty of China. Eventually, Goguryeo, without its Turkic brothers/ally, it fell to the Tang-Shilla alliance in 668AD.
After and during the existence and fall of the GokTurks and Goguryeo, it gave rise to smaller tribes and kingdoms spreading all over Asia+Europe. These were, the Khitans, Balhae, Turks, Uyghurs, Mohe, Malgal, Goryeo etc. Balhae's fall lead to merging with Goryeo(today's Koreans). The Khitans, Mohe, and Malgal joined Genghis Khan's Mongolia. Turks reside in present day Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uyghurs, etc. while Huns reside in present day Hungary. (The Hunnic migration preceded the Turk migration to the West). (Bulgars in Bulgaria were also founded by Altaic Peoples under a "Khan"/"Han").
GokTurks and Goguryeo (later Mongolia) also followed the Han/Gan/Khan tradition(not to mistake with Chinese Han). The Altaic Han/Gan/Khan has a different meaning, it means "leader" or "country." The oldest last name existing in Korea is the Cheongju Clan Han, which by geneological studies, considered to be 5000+ years old. This last name also exists in Turkey today. "KH" in Russian is pronounced with a "H." Thus, when the history of "KHAN" was introduced to Westerners, they were just read as "KHAN", when originally it's pronounced, "Han."
Turkic, Mongol and Korean Shamanism are very similar, if not, the same. Also, traditionally, we were animal worshippers (ex. Tiger, Bear, Wolf, etc.). "TanGun"(Korean term) could be a possible reference to "Tengri"(Turkic term), though no evidence is certain, it is a high possibility. Both are considered towards a God-like figure, or divine in some way. The idea, descendant of Celestial Beings, was practiced by both Turks and Goguryeo.
NOTE: *When Westerners first saw the Turk invaders, they referred to them as men having long hair, suited in scaled armor, riding horses with bows and arrows. This basic reference can be compared to how Goguryeo military men were equipped. Goguryeo men also practiced the long hair tradition while the military was known for scaled armors. Goguryeo also armored their horses.
Goguryeo & Later Turks
April of 2009. Recent finds of a Turkic Khan's palace in Samarkand (today Uzbekistan) shows that Goguryeo sent two envoys to the Turkic tribes. The Tang Dynasty formalized a massive army that no man has ever seen. Though this was true, they feared that the GokTurk descendants and Goguryeo might work together, again. Goguryeo envoys (possibly sent by Yun Gaesomun) had a direct message to deliver to the Turk Khan. The message carried a plan to attack the Tang dynasty from both sides. The Turks attacked them from the West while Goguryeo attacked from the East. This event was necessary. Otherwise, the Chinese army during that time had enough men to engulf the entire Asian continent, if not the world, with 1million infantry and 2 million auxiliary.
DNA & Further Historical Finds
The term Altaic was only a "linguistic" term regarding the similarities in language, especially during the 80s and the 90s, but since 2002 after many DNA testing and archeological findings between Turks, Mongols and Koreans, it is evident that we are all related and the term Altaic stands without question. There were many recent findings in 2009, many world encyclopedias and world fact books have not been updated yet. Although Altaic linguists say Altaics originated from Altai Mountains, the new 2009 DNA testing shows our initial great seperation was made in Manchuria+Northern Korea. Also by historical findings and evidence, the further east they go, the older the artifacts, tombs, etc.
Interests
History and Creative Writing. Fishing, Taekwondo, Football(N.Y.Giants), Basketball(N.Y.Knicks), Camping, Hiking, Rafting, Archery, Eating, etc. (As an ALtaic, I wanna learn how to ride a Horse xP)
