The name Dokuz Oghuz was used for the first time in the Orkhon inscriptions and means “Oghuz consisting of nine tribes”. Orkhon inscriptions are an important source in Turkish history and contain information about the origin of the Turks. In Islamic sources, Toguz is referred to as Guz. This phrase contains important information about the origin of the Turks. The Dokuz Oğuz is a clan group that has an important place in Turkish history. These tribes were called Uyghurs during the Tabgac dynasty in China. They are called “Tokuz-Oguz Uyghurs” by Islamic geographers.
Orkhon Inscriptions are inscriptions that have an important place in Turkish history. These inscriptions were written by the Göktürks in the 8th century and contain important information about Turkish history, mythology and culture. The Orkhon Inscriptions are one of the first written sources of the Turkish language and provide information about the history, social structure, culture and religious beliefs of the Turks.
Dokuz Oğuz is a clan group that has an important place in Turkish history. Various opinions have been put forward about the origin of the word. The most common opinion is that it comes from Okuz (arrows), which consists of the plural suffix “z” in the oldest Turkish. According to Gokturk inscriptions, the Oghuzes are a nation consisting of nine tribes. For this reason, it is also called Dokuz (Tokuz) Oghuz. In Islamic sources, Toguz is referred to as Guz.
Names of the Nine Oghuz Tribes
In Chinese sources, the Uighurs, known as the “nine tribes, people”, were referred to as Gao Chu during the Tabgaç dynasty in China. However, with the establishment of the Uyghur Khaganate, the word Uyghur began to be used for the Dokuz Oghuz tribes as well. Islamic geographers, on the other hand, named the Uyghurs as Tokuz-Oguz.
The Nine Oghuz tribes are; Bugular (Pu-ku), Hun, Bayırku, Tongra, Izgil, Ch’i-pi, A-pu-sse, Ku-lun-wu-ku, Edizler. When the Uyghurs joined them, the Nine Oghuzes began to be called “Ten Uighurs”. On the Chinese side of the Karabalgasun Inscription, it is stated that the Uighurs were formed by nine families. However, the names of these families are not specified.
Nine Oghuz Tribes Names
1- Yue-lo-ko (Yaγlaqar, Yaglaqar or Yaglakar)
2- Hu-to-ko (Quturγar or Uturkar)
3- To-lo-wo (Küräbür or Kürebir)
4- Mo-Ko-si-k’i (Bakakır)
5- A-vu-ti (Ebirceg)
6- Ko-sa (Qazar or Kasar)
7- Hu-Wu-su (oguz)
8- Yue-wu-ku (Yaγmurqar or Yagmurkar)
9- Hi-Ye-Vu (Aymur or Eymur)
These names are accepted as the ancestral leaders of the Dokuz Oghuz tribes in Turkish mythology and it is stated that they settled in Anatolia. It is assumed that each of these tribes has its own culture, social structure and beliefs. The Dokuz Oghuz are a group of tribes that have an important place in Turkish history and mythology. These tribes are considered to be the pioneers of the spread of the Turks from Turkistan to Anatolia and Europe. The people living in the east of Mongolia, especially around the Tola (Tuul, Tula) stream, were called Dokuz Oghuz because they were composed of Nine Tribes.
