Tonyukuk 暾欲谷(died c. 724 AD) was the yabgu and commander-in-chief of four Göktürk khagans, the best known of whom is Bilge Khan. For the area code see Area code 724 Events By Place Asia Emperor Shōmu succeeds Empress Genshō Yabgu (literally "pioneer" "guide" was a state office in the early Turkic states roughly equivalent to Viceroy. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces Göktürks ( Turkish: Gök Türkler) were a Turkic people of ancient Central Asia. For other titles related to and uses of Khan, see that article Origin The title He played a major role in the revival of local Turkic tribes and establishment of the Göktürk state. The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family His brief life history, achievements and advices for state administration were carved in Orkhon inscriptions located near the Orkhon River. The Old Turkic script (also Göktürk script, Orkhon script, Orkhon-Yenisey script; Turkish: Orhun Yazıtları, 鄂爾渾文字 The Orkhon River (Орхон гол Orkhon gol) is a River in Mongolia.