Kimek Khaganate

Kimek Khaganate was a state in Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 743 to 1035 CE, about 292 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

A confederation of Turkic tribes on the Irtysh, described by Persian geographers. Its western tribe, the Kipchaks, took the lead and spread across the steppe.

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Facts

Dates

c. 743 to 1035 CE

Duration

292 years

Type

State

Region

Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Imakiya (on the Irtysh)

Became

• Cuman-Kipchak confederation c. 1050 to 1241 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 751 Battle of Talas
• 762 Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 CE
• Kara-Khanid Khanate c. 840 to 1212 CE
• Liao dynasty 916 to 1125 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE
• Uyghur Khaganate 744 to 840 CE
• Second Turkic Khaganate 682 to 744 CE
• Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
• Afrighid dynasty c. 305 to 995 CE
• Yenisei Kyrgyz c. 550 to 1207 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
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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