Orkhon inscriptions
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"O Turkish and Oghuz lords and people, hear! Unless the sky above collapses and the earth below is destroyed, O Turkish people, who could destroy and disrupt your state and laws?"
— Bilge Qaghan
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""O Turkish and Oghuz lords and people, hear! Unless the sky above collapses and the earth below is destroyed, O Turkish people, who could destroy and disrupt your state and laws?"" in the context of "Orkhon inscriptions" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bilge Qaghan" (Quotes)
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About Bilge Qaghan
Bilge Qaghan (Old Turkic: ????????????????????:????????????, romanized: Bilgä Qaγan; Chinese: 毗伽可汗; pinyin: píjiā kěhàn; 683 – 25 November 734) was the fourth Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate. His accomplishments were described in the Orkhon inscriptions.
About Bilge Qaghan
Bilge Qaghan (Old Turkic: ????????????????????:????????????, romanized: Bilgä Qaγan; Chinese: 毗伽可汗; pinyin: píjiā kěhàn; 683 – 25 November 734) was the fourth Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate. His accomplishments were described in the Orkhon inscriptions.
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