Sogdian legend x'y yn'l 'nyr xwβw pny ("Coin of Lord Khai-Inal Anir") counterclockwise // Stylized legend ("bγy rwrkys γγn" - "Lord Qagan of Turgesh"?) or tamghas. 22mm, 3.95 grams. Kamyshev, Early Medieval Monetary Complex of Semirechie #35.

Very rare.

The Turgesh Khaganate was a Turkic state that existed in Central Asia during the 7th and 8th centuries CE (circa 699–766 CE), emerging from the remnants of the Western Turkic Khaganate. Centered in Semirechye (modern southeastern Kazakhstan), the Turgesh played a key role in resisting both the expanding Umayyad Caliphate from the west and Tang China from the east. Under their strongest leader, Suluk Khagan, the Turgesh successfully united various tribes and led military campaigns against Arab forces in Transoxiana, delaying the Islamic conquest of Central Asia.

The Turgesh were also known for minting their own coins, often imitating Sasanian or Chinese styles, and maintaining control over important segments of the Silk Road. After Suluk's assassination in 738, internal factionalism weakened the khaganate. Eventually, they were overrun by the Karluks, another Turkic group, around 766 CE. Though short-lived, the Turgesh Khaganate played a significant role in shaping the power dynamics of early medieval Central Asia.