Otuken
Ancient settlement, capital of the Uyghur and First Turkic Khaganates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otuken or Otugen (Old Turkic: 𐰇𐱅𐰜𐰤:𐰖𐰃𐱁, romanized: Ötüken yïš,[1] "Ötüken forest", 𐰵𐱅𐰜𐰤:𐰘𐰼, Ötüken jer, "Land of Ötüken", Old Uyghur: 𐰵𐱅𐰜𐰤:𐰘𐰃𐱁 Ötüken yïš;[2] Chinese: 於都斤) was the capital of the Xiongnu,[3][4] First Turkic Khaganate and Uyghur Khaganate. It has an important place in Turkic mythology and Tengrism. Otuken (Ötüken) is also one of the names given to Mother Earth.
Ordu-Baliq was built on the ruins of the Göktürk imperial capital.
Otuken is located within the borders of the Arkhangai Province and Övörkhangai Province of present-day Mongolia.[5]