The leader of the first Trk Empire was known as Tumen by Chinese sources, his proper name was Bumin. He led the Trks against their Juan Juan overlords and established the first Kk Trk Empire. He died in 552CE.
Over 700 years earlier the Xiongnu under their Shany Tumen were becoming a powerful force.
Tumen Shany was killed by his son Modun and his soldiers and Modun became Shany in 209BCE.
Both these leaders were known by Chinese sources as Tumen. We know from Trk sources that the Tumen of the Kk Trk Empire was Bumin. Could it be possible that both these Tumens share the same name with the same meaning or is this just superficial similarities based on Chinese mispronunciations of two different names?
I would like to know the opinion of folks here.