Oguz
/ˈoʊ.ɡuːz/noun
Oguz is a historical name for a major confederation of Turkic peoples from Central Asia.
Did you know?The Oghuz confederation produced the Seljuk dynasty and ultimately the Ottoman ruling house, making this ancient ethnonym part of the ancestry of several major empires.
Etymological Timeline
Early Turkic
Proto-Turkic
*oɣuz
“A reconstructed ethnonym associated with a tribal or clan confederation; its deeper derivation remains debated.”
8th Century
Old Turkic
Oğuz
“The name of a powerful Turkic political and tribal confederation recorded in Central Asian inscriptions and traditions.”
11th Century
Karakhanid Turkic
Oğuz
“An established name for the Oghuz Turks, described in works such as Mahmud al-Kashgari’s lexicon.”
11th–12th Century
Persian and Arabic
Ġuzz / Oġuz
“The Oghuz Turks appear in Islamic historical sources under forms such as Ghuzz.”
13th–15th Century
Old Anatolian Turkish
Oğuz
“The name remained associated with western Turkic groups, including the ancestors of the Seljuks and other Anatolian dynasties.”
Modern English
English
Oghuz / Oguz
“A historical ethnonym used for the Oghuz branch of the Turkic peoples.”