Kingdom of Kucha

Kingdom of Kucha was a state in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 100 BCE to 840 CE, about 939 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).

A Buddhist oasis kingdom on the northern Silk Road where Tocharian B was written and the translator Kumarajiva was born. The Tang based their Anxi Protectorate here, and the Uyghurs absorbed it in the 9th century.

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Facts

Dates

c. 100 BCE to 840 CE

Duration

939 years

Type

State

Region

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia

Language family

Other Indo-European

Capital

Kucha

Became

• Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 732 Orkhon inscriptions raised
• 751 Battle of Talas
• 762 Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE
• First Turkic Khaganate 552 to 603 CE
• Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Kara-Khanid Khanate c. 840 to 1212 CE
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
• Rouran Khaganate 330 to 555 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE
• Xianbei state c. 93 to 234 CE
• Western Turkic Khaganate 603 to 742 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
• 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
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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