Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho

Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho was a state in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 843 to 1335 CE, about 492 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Founded by Uyghurs fleeing the fall of their khaganate. Its Manichaean and Buddhist courts left manuscripts and cave paintings at Bezeklik, and its rulers submitted to Genghis Khan in 1209 and served the Mongols as scribes.

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Facts

Dates

c. 843 to 1335 CE

Duration

492 years

Type

State

Region

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Qocho (Gaochang), Beshbaliq

Came from

• Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
• Uyghur Khaganate 744 to 840 CE

Became

• Moghulistan c. 1347 to 1514 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1141 Battle of Qatwan
• 1206 Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan
• 1220 Mongols sack Bukhara and Samarkand

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Kara-Khanid Khanate c. 840 to 1212 CE
• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE
• Liao dynasty 916 to 1125 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE
• Khwarazmian Empire 1077 to 1231 CE
• Chagatai Khanate 1225 to 1370 CE
• Seljuk Empire (Khorasan) 1037 to 1157 CE
• Kara-Khitai 1124 to 1218 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
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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