Kyrgyz Khaganate

Kyrgyz Khaganate was a state in Mongolian plateau (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 840 to 924 CE, about 84 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

The Yenisei Kyrgyz ruled the Mongolian plateau after destroying the Uyghurs, until the Khitans drove them back to the Yenisei in the 920s.

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Facts

Dates: c. 840 to 924 CE
Duration: 84 years
Type: State
Region: Mongolian plateau, Central and North Asia
Language family: Turkic

Came from

Yenisei Kyrgyz c. 550 to 1207 CE
Uyghur Khaganate 744 to 840 CE

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
Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
Afrighid dynasty c. 305 to 995 CE
Yenisei Kyrgyz c. 550 to 1207 CE
Oghuz Yabgu State c. 750 to 1055 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
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Kyrgyz Khaganate exist?

c. 840 to 924 CE, about 84 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kyrgyz Khaganate?

Mongolian plateau, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Kyrgyz Khaganate speak?

Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.

What came before Kyrgyz Khaganate?

Yenisei Kyrgyz and Uyghur Khaganate.