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In OTL (in the mid-500s), the Göktürks were able to conquer their former overlords, the Rouran, with the help of other central Asian tribes and a couple Chinese states. In the TL I'm writing, such a coalition doesn't form, but I'm not at all an expert on 6th century Asian history, so I don't know exactly what the implications of this would be. I already have the Göktürks fleeing Mongolia, coming into the 'stans', and conquering the Hephthalites, who were on their last legs at that time anyway. Is anyone here knowledgeable in that arena? What would the results of a surviving Rouran state be? Would this affect the Avar invasion of Europe?
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