List of Turkic states and empires

Independent states

  • Azerbaijan

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Turkmenistan

  • Turkey

  • Uzbekistan

De facto states

  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Autonomous Turkic republics in Russia

  • Bashkortostan
  • Chuvashia
  • Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
  • Tatarstan
  • Tuva

Other autonomous republics in the Russian Federation

These republics have a small Turkic minority and official language is a Turkic language.

  • Altai Republic
  • Khakassia
  • Kabardino-Balkaria
  • Karachay-Cherkessia
  • Taymyria

Other autonomous Turkic regions

  • Crimea in Ukraine
  • Gagauzia in Moldova
  • Xinjiang (also known as East Turkestan) in the People's Republic of China
  • Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan
  • Nakhichevan in Azerbaijan

Former and defunct countries

  • Republic of Gumuljina (in Western Thrace, Greece) (1913)
  • Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-1920)
  • South West Caucasian Republic (1918-1919)
  • Republic of Aras (1918-1919)
  • Azerbaijan SSR (1920-1991)
  • Kazakh SSR (1920-1991)
  • Turkmen SSR (1920-1991)
  • People's Republic of Tannu Tuva (1921-1944)
  • Kyrgyz SSR (1924-1991)
  • Uzbek SSR (1924-1991)
  • Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (1932-1934)
  • Republic of Hatay (1938-1939)
  • East Turkistan Republic (1944-1949)

Historical kingdoms and empires

The following listed kingdoms and empires were at some time ruled by Turkic kings/khans/shahs or other dynasties. Mentioning of any particular entity in this place should not be read to mean that the entity as a whole was Turkic or even had more than a significant minority of Turkic subjects.

  • Afsharid dynasty
  • Avar kingdom
  • Astrakhan Khanate (1430s-1554)
  • Black Sheep Turcomans
  • Bulgars
    • First Bulgarian Kingdom (681-865)
    • Great Bulgaria (580s-635)
    • Volga Bulgaria (800-1236)
  • Crimean Khanate (1441-1783)
  • Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)
    • Mamluk dynasty of Delhi (1206-90)
    • Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413)
  • Gokturk State (552-744)
  • Golden Horde (1227-1502)
  • Ghaznavid dynasty (962-1187)
  • Huns (4th century-5th century)
  • Jagoldai (15th-17th century)
  • Khazars (7th-10th century)
  • Kyrgyz State (840-920)
  • Kypchaks
  • Kimeks
  • Kara-Khanid Khanate (840-1042)
  • Kara-Khitan Khanate (1207-1487)
  • Karamanoğlu (13th century-1487)
  • Kazan Khanate (1438-1552)
  • Khwarezmian Empire (1097-1231)
  • Mamluks of Egypt (1250-1517)
  • Mughal Empire (1526 – 1857)
  • Qajar dynasty (1781-1925)
  • Qasim Khanate (15th -17th century)
  • Ottoman Empire (1299-1922)
  • Pechenegs (860-1091)
  • Safavid dynasty
  • Saqsin
  • Seljuq dynasty (1073-1307)
  • Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm
  • Siberia Khanate (1430s-1576)
  • Shatuo Turks - founders of Chinese Dynasties
    • Later Jin Dynasty (936-947)
    • Later Han Dynasty (947-951)
    • Later Tang Dynasty (923-936)
  • Timurid dynasty (1370-1506)
  • Uyghur State (744-840)
  • White Sheep Turcomans (1375-1468)
  • Xiongnu (3rd century BC-4th century AD) (Recent genetics research confirms the other studies indicating the link to Turkic peoples, on the other hand A. Vovin suggested a Yeniseian languages link)

See also

  • Turkic peoples
  • Turkic languages

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