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Alp Er Tunga is a significant figure in Turkic mythology and early Turkic historical narratives, possessing both legendary and historical identities. His name appears in Kaşgarlı Mahmud’s 11th-century work Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk, where he is elevated not merely as a warrior but as a khagan. This character, known in Iranian mythology as Efrasiyab, is portrayed in Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh as an enemy ruler. Alp Er Tunga occupies a central position in the political, military, and literary structure

Alp Er Tunga is a significant figure in Turk mythology and early Turkic historical narratives, possessing both legendary and historical identities. His name appears in Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk, written by Kaşgarlı Mahmud in the 11th century, where he is elevated not merely as a warrior but as a khan. This character, known in Iranian mythology as Efrasiyab, is depicted in Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh as an enemy ruler. Alp Er Tunga occupies a central position in the political, military, and literary str