Within
the Orhun inscriptions, the Uighur people have been mentioned in relation with the
rebellions in the year of 717. However, they have been cited in the form of various names
within the Chinese resources from of old. The meaning of the name of Uighur was explained
as "the person that attacks and raids with the speed of a falcon" in
the Chinese work titled as Kiu Wu Tai that was completed in the year of 974. However, it
was stated that this word was derived in the form of uy (follow up) + gur (like Sal-gur)
on the other hand.
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