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The Death of Khan
Ilteris Kutlug |
Khan Ilteris took under his control the Turks and the
foreign tribes in the places from the Mountains of Kogmen (Tannu-ula) in the north, to the
high plateaus of the River of Onon and Kerulen in the east, to the Altays in the west
("He attacked for 47 times, he fought for 20 times, he controlled the enemies
according to the God's order, My father Khan had won such countries..." Inscriptions
I). In this manner, the national hero Ilteris, who reorganized the Gok-Turks State and mde
effective again the traditions, died under the shadow of the flag with the head of wolf in
the plateau of sacred Ötüken (692). It is asserted that the Ongin inscription in the
south of Orkhun, which is claimed to be posted in the name of Ilteris, was posted in 720
and did not belonged to Ilteriş.
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