Monument of Tonyukuk

The monument of Tonyukuk is located in the Tuul River basin near the small Nalaikh town. It was build in 744 and is devoted to the wise minister Tonyukuk of the Orkhon Turkic State that was prospering in the 4-7th centuries A.D. The ancient Turkic State had been fighting with others and aiding the Tang rulers of China.