Oghuz Khagan

Miraculously born eponymous ancestor of the Oghuz Turks; sired six sons.

Children

• Moon Khan
• Mountain Khan
• Sea Khan
• Sky Khan
• Sun Khan
• Star Khan

Domains

• ancestry
• kingship

Powers

• Mature and speak within forty days of birth
• Slay the land-ravaging monster (kıyant)
• Lead armies guided by the heaven-sent blue wolf

Epithets

• Boz Kurt Turkic · Boz Kurt · epic(led by) the Grey WolfOghuznāme (Uyghur-script Oghuz Khagan epic) (primary)

Sources

• existence: Oghuznāme (Oghuz Khagan epic), 13th–14th c. (primary)