▁govern ments ▁re inst ating ▁the ▁traditional ▁her ald ry ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁cast ▁aside . ▁ ▁Tam gas ▁ ▁A ▁tam ga ▁or ▁tam g ha ▁" st amp , ▁se al " ▁( , ▁Turk ic : ▁tam ga ) ▁is ▁an ▁abstract ▁se al ▁or ▁stamp ▁used ▁by ▁E uras ian ▁nom adic ▁pe op les ▁and ▁by ▁cult ures ▁influenced ▁by ▁them . ▁The ▁tam ga ▁was ▁normally ▁the ▁em blem ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁tribe , ▁cl an ▁or ▁family . ▁They ▁were ▁common ▁among ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁nom ads ▁throughout ▁Class ical ▁Anti qu ity ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁( including ▁Al ans , ▁Mong ols , ▁S arm ati ans , ▁S cy th ians ▁and ▁Turk ic ▁pe op les ). ▁Similar ▁" t am ga - like " ▁symbols ▁were ▁sometimes ▁also ▁adopted ▁by ▁sed ent ary ▁pe op les ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Pont ic - C asp ian ▁ste ppe ▁both ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁and ▁Central ▁Asia , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁East ▁S lav s , ▁whose ▁ancient ▁royal ▁symbols ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" t am gas " ▁and ▁have ▁similar ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Un like ▁European ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms , ▁tam gas ▁were ▁not ▁always ▁inherited , ▁and ▁could ▁stand ▁for ▁families ▁or ▁cl ans ▁( for ▁example , ▁when ▁den oting ▁territory , ▁liv est ock , ▁or ▁religious ▁items ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁specific ▁individuals ▁( such ▁as ▁when ▁used ▁for ▁weapons , ▁or ▁for