agan ate ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁CE ▁left ▁behind ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁sculpt ural ▁monuments . ▁Turk ic ▁k urg an ▁st ela e ▁called ▁“ х ү н ▁чу лу у ” ▁( kh ün ▁ch ulu u ) ▁in ▁Mong ol ian ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁vast ▁ste pp es ▁and ▁mountains . ▁They ▁were ▁ere cted ▁on ▁bur ial ▁m ounds . ▁The ▁stone ▁stat ues ▁dep ict ▁m oust ached ▁war riors ▁we aring ▁bel ts ▁from ▁which ▁their ▁weapons ▁are ▁susp ended . ▁Their ▁left ▁hands ▁grasp ▁the ▁bel ts ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁respect , ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁hands ▁hold ▁go ble ts . ▁The ▁sculpt ural ▁complex es ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁Turk ic ▁ad visor ▁Tony u ku k ▁and ▁Turk ic ▁war l ord ▁K ul ▁T egin ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁mem orial ▁complex ▁of ▁K ul ▁T egin ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁met re - wide ▁wall . ▁A ▁two - store y ▁building ▁supported ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁columns ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁and ▁mar ble ▁stat ues ▁of ▁K ul ▁T egin ▁and ▁his ▁sp ouse ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁K ul ▁T egin ▁is ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁crown ▁with ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁a ▁bird ▁spread ing ▁its ▁wings . ▁ ▁The ▁Tur ks ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁among ▁the ▁Central ▁Asian ▁pe