On Ok - On Ok

In 583, the Western Turks became independent and were called the Western Turks, which later reached their zenith under Shaki Khan and Tong Yabgu Khan. The Western Turks were also called simply "Ten clans," "Ten arrows," or "On Oq," and were said to have been divided into two groups: Ili and the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, and the western part of the Tianshan Mountains. Meanwhile, the Eastern Turk Ishbara Khan (reigned 581-587) called himself a minister of the Sui dynasty, and the Tiele tribes briefly rose to power in Mongolia and Dzungaria.

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…　583年には西面可汗が独立して西突厥といわれ，のち射匱（しやき）可汗，トン･ヤブグ･ハガン(統葉護可汗)のころ最盛期を迎えた。西突厥は単に〈十姓〉〈十箭〉〈オン･オクOn Oq〉とも呼ばれ，それがイリ(伊犂)･天山北麓方面と天山西方方面とに分かれていたという。一方，東突厥の沙鉢略(イシバラIshbara)可汗(在位581‐587)は隋の臣を称し，さらにモンゴリアやジュンガリアには鉄勒諸部が一時台頭した。…

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