Uyghur Khaganate

Uyghur Khaganate was an empire in Mongolian plateau (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 744 to 840 CE, about 96 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

A Turkic empire that saved the Tang from the An Lushan rebellion, traded horses for silk and adopted Manichaeism. It built a walled capital at Ordu-Baliq, and the Yenisei Kyrgyz sacked it in 840.

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Facts

Dates

744 to 840 CE

Duration

96 years

Type

Empire

Region

Mongolian plateau, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Ordu-Baliq

Came from

• Second Turkic Khaganate 682 to 744 CE

Became

• Kyrgyz Khaganate c. 840 to 924 CE
• Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 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
• Kara-Khanid Khanate c. 840 to 1212 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 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
• Oghuz Yabgu State c. 750 to 1055 CE
• Kimek Khaganate c. 743 to 1035 CE
• Karluk Yabghu c. 756 to 940 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
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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