Dru gu (also Trugu) is the Tibetan term for Turkic peoples. They are also referred to as Du ru ka, which is based on the Sanskrit word Turuṣka. Turuṣka was a corrupted form of the ethnic name Turk.
References
- Historical Dictionary of Tibet, by John Powers, David Templeman. In: Asian/Oceanian historical dictionaries G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle EastScarecrow Press, 2012. 223. ISBN 0810868059, 9780810868052.
- Forms of Knowledge in Early Modern Asia: Explorations in the Intellectual History of India and Tibet, 1500–1800, by Sheldon Pollock. Duke University Press, Mar 14, 2011. 346. ISBN 0822349043, 9780822349044.
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