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Oghuz Turks
The
Ghuzz
or
Turkmens
also known as
Oguzes
(a linguistic term designating the Western Turkic or
Oghuz languages
from the
Oghur sub-division
of
Turkic language family
) were a historical
Turkic tribal confederation
conventionally named the
Oghuz Yabgu State
in Central Asia during the early medieval period. The name
Oguz
is a
Common Turkic
word for "tribe"
. The Oguz confederation migrated westward from the
Jeti-su
area after a conflict with the Karluk branch of Uigurs. The founders of the
Ottoman Empire
were descendants of the Oguz Yabgu State. Today the residents of
Turkey
,
Turkmenistan
,
Azerbaijan
,
Khorezm
, Turkmens of Afghanistan,
Gagauzia
and
Iranian Azerbaijan
are descendants of Oghuz Turks and their language belongs to the
Oghuz
(a.k.a. southwestern Turkic) group of the
Turkic languages
family. According to
Khazar
sources, Oghuzes are the seventh son of Togarmah related to
Gog and Magog
.
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