The Turkic Golden Era is over. With the death of Taspar, the last great Göktürk ruler, the Empire is on the brink of civil war. But as the four contenders for the throne are about to duke it out, the new Sue Dynasty in China is threatening Turkic officials in Chang’an. Forced to leave China altogether, they ask for help in Ötüken. There, Ishbara has made himself Khagan. Despite efforts by his three rivals Apa, Amrak and Tardush to dethrone him, Ishbara gathers an army and attacks the Sue Dynasty along the Great Wall.

As they rate the Chinese threat a higher priority than their own internal quarrels, all four Göktürk nobles agree to a cease-fire and to invade the Sue Empire once and for all. But the split of the Göktürk Empire is inevitable. Soon, the state will fall into political chaos. As several natural disasters hinder economic growth, unrest among the Turkic tribes leads Bagha Khan, another Ashina nobleman, to directly invade Sassanian Persia, even advancing as far as Afghanistan.

Simultaneously, the conflict with China broadens as the Sue Emperor learns of a secret alliance between the Göktürks and the Goguryeo Kingdom in Korea. In this volatile situation, a certain group of Göktürks decides to become subjects of the Chinese, enjoying their military protection – and forcing themselves to fight off their own relatives. Indeed, dark times are ahead for the Göktürks.

Will they recover from this catastrophic situation? Let’s find out.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
02:03 Recap: Taspar's fatal decision
05:08 Göktürk-Sui War of 583
08:03 Tardush vs Ishbara: China's Divide and Conquer Strategy
11:25 Unclear Conclusions
13:24 Tardush' Campaign to China
14:05 Who is to blame for the Göktürk Civil War?
17:35 Climate Change
19:54 Bagha's Decision: 1st Turko-Persian War
22:33 Göktürk Alliances with Goguryo and Byzantium

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