The First Turkic Khaganate, also known as the Göktürk Khaganate, was established by the Göktürks, a confederation of Turkic-speaking nomadic tribes in Central Asia.
Under the leadership of Khagan Bumin and later Khagan Istämi, the First Turkic Khaganate reached its peak as a significant power in Central Asia and Northern China. However, internal conflicts and external pressures eventually led to its division into two branches, the Western Turkic Khaganate and the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.