Kara-Khanid Khanate

Kara-Khanid Khanate was a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 840 to 1212 CE, about 372 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

The first Turkic dynasty to convert to Islam, around 950, ruling from Kashgar and Balasagun and from 999 over Transoxiana. Mahmud al-Kashgari wrote his dictionary of Turkic under them; the Khwarazm Shah ended the last branch in 1212.

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Facts

Dates

c. 840 to 1212 CE

Duration

372 years

Type

State

Region

Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Balasagun, Kashgar, Samarkand

Came from

• Karluk Yabghu c. 756 to 940 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1141 Battle of Qatwan
• 1206 Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 CE
• Liao dynasty 916 to 1125 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE
• Khwarazmian Empire 1077 to 1231 CE
• Seljuk Empire (Khorasan) 1037 to 1157 CE
• Uyghur Khaganate 744 to 840 CE
• Kara-Khitai 1124 to 1218 CE
• Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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