The Triumphs of Tonyukuk the Wise, Supreme Commander and Kingmaker
Today the steles of Tonyukuk the Wise are situated at an immensely popular and historical 1300-year-old memorial site. It is located northwest of Bayantsogt Mountain in Erdene Soum, Mongolia. Tonyukuk the Wise was an advisor for three successive Khans in the Turkic Khaganate and for this he has been described as a kingmaker by some historians. The memorial complex is also popularly known as the Place of Sacrifice !
The memorial site has two steles with inscriptions, and along with that, there is an engraved stone platform. This engraved stone is named the kurgan stele, and is broken at the top. Besides that, this site also has other small standing stones, bricks, irrigation systems, and pottery.