Kürşad

One of the most important heroes of Turkish history is Kürşad, who was known, loved and respected by the Turkish nation with his novel "Grey Wolves" by Hüseyin Nihal Atsız, one of the şads of the first Göktürk State.

Detailed information about the life of KÜRŞAD, who planned to kidnap the emperor who raided the Chinese summer palace with forty friends and replace him with the Turkish Khan, is very little, almost nonexistent.

This event, which is evaluated as the "Chiu ch'eng Palace Incident" by Chinese historians, has appeared in various Chinese sources, sometimes as a few lines, sometimes as a slightly longer paragraph.

This rebellion, which Chinese historians narrate as an event that does not need to be emphasized much, has had wide repercussions and left deep traces on Turkish history and the Turkish nation.

This rebellion, which is the first step towards the establishment of the second Göktürk State, is the culmination of the rebellion started by İlteriş Show More