Esegel

Esegels (aka Izgil, Äsägel, Askel, Askil, Ishkil, pinyin Asijie, Sijie) were a, possibly,Turkic dynastic tribe that in the Middle Ages joined the Itil Bulgaria state and were assimilated to Bulgars; or was possibly a Bulgar tribe all along, as mentioned by Ibn Fadlan. Numerous records about Esegels in the sources in many languages, in connection with many historical subjects, and across the span of the Eurasian steppes left numerous variations of their name. M.Räsänen suggested Uralo-Altai etymology of this word: Es-kil, Es-gil "Old city", which may conflict with the older Chinese phonetization pinyin: Asijie.