@article{2012,title={Outlines of Early Tabgach (T’o-pa) History (According to First Chapter of Wei Shu)},abstractNode={The History of Tabgach Turks who recorded in Chinese sources under the name of T’o-pa is little known. Tabgachs dominated on Northern China in 386 AD, governed China for nearly two centuries and finally disappeared from the stage of history by becoming Chinese people. Some scholars investigated this period of Tabgachs. However, their emergence to stage of history and their history until 386 AD are little studied. Tabgachs begun to take place in the Chinese sources in years about 160-170. They strengthened their state formation and dominated on all of their neighbors in the period of Li-wei (220-277). They established Tai State under the reign of I-lu in 314 and this state lasted until 376. Especially in the reign of Shih-i-chien (338-376), Tabgach State strengthened and extended its domination from Liao-ning in east to Ferghana in west. Largest state formation of Tabgachs is Northern Wei State that dominated all of China and later became Chinese. Our article aims to study this period lasted until 386 based on first chapter of Wei Shu that is official dynastic history of Tabgach Dynasty. Besides this, it is applied to main sources as Shih Chi, Han Shu, Hou Han Shu, San Kuo Chih, Chin Shu, T’ai P’ing Yü Lan, Ts’e Fu Yüan Kuei, T’ung Chih, Wen Hsien T’ung Kao, Tzu Chih T’ung Chien, T’ung Tien and research studies. We hope to contribute to later studies on political history, linguistics, cultural history about Tabgachs with our study in General Turkic History.},author={Kürşat YILDIRIM},year={2012},journal={Journal of Turkish Studies}}