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Garagoıunlys
and Akgoıunlys States were signs of the eminence, and political and
historical success of the Türkmen spirit at that time.
The
legendary hero Görogly did not play his dutar in vain. The spirit of
this age was symbolized by this particular instrument. The spirit of
this age accumulated the strength that broke stones and destroyed
mountains. This strength had impacts not only on the ground but in the
sky as well.
The
political and military pace at which Oguz Han travelled became a
cultural and historical pace. The spiritual leader of this era is Görogly.
The
Oguz Türkmens gained a permanent place in history in this period. They
gained a great deal of political and administrative experience. There
was an adage in the East, “If you want to found a state, call the Türkmens.”
There were a number of Türkmen states established in the Orient and the
Occident, in Egypt, India and other locations. Many of the Türkmen
Soltans had names given to eagles. In fact, every grandchild of Oguz Han
had the name of an eagle, for example Gaıa-ºuòkar, Begdili-bähri,
Dodurga-garçgaı, Owºar-laçyn, Çepni-humaı, Salyr-bürgüt, Bükdüz-ütelgi.
The
founders of the Great Seljuk State, Dawud and Muhammed, were known by
the names Çagry and Togrul which were eagle names. The phoenix and humaı
birds served as a point of reference for the Türkmens.
The
Türkmen spirit hovered over the summit of the rocky mountains like an
eagle. It became morally elevated and strong. It hunted prey that flew
in the sky and that fled along the ground. It became very active and
ebullient. It moved close to the sun, and absorbed its heat. It settled
on an unreachable rock, one no voice could reach and no arrow could
strike, and saw how transitory and deceptive the world was, observed the
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