8 - The Wise Khan

Fueled by a burning resentment against the Tang, the Second Khanate is born in the East. Aiming to restore the glory of the First Göktürk Khanate, the Second Khanate launches a restorationist project to reconquer the whole steppe - before running up against the armies of conquest of a brand new religion. But before its fall, the Second Khanate under the great Bilge Khan carves its story into stone, to be discovered and embraced by the Turks centuries later.