Tamga
Tamga, also tamgha, is a term used to describe a clan or tribal emblem employed by Turkic, Mongolic, and other Central Asian nomadic groups. It functioned as a personal or family mark, a signature of affiliation, and a property or lineage indicator. Tamgas appear on a range of objects, including seals, weapons, horse gear, banners, coins, pottery, and inscriptions.
The word derives from the Turkic tamğa, meaning mark or stamp. In historical contexts, tamgas identified the
Tamgas are typically stylized signs that can be geometric or pictorial. They are usually a single emblem
Historically widespread across Turkic and related peoples from antiquity through the medieval period, tamgas show regional