Kyrgyz Khaganate
Videos
The Kyrgyz Khaganate was a Turkic khaganate centered in southern Siberia. After the defeat of the Uyghur Khaganate in the hands of the Kyrgyz in 840, they gained political prestige and, for a short pe
Yenisei Kyrgyz tableware and altar
Uyghur Khaganate
Videos
The Uyghur Khaganate, self defined as the Toquz Oghuz and known to the Tang Chinese as the Jiuxing was a Turkic empire that existed for about a century between the mid 8th and 9th centuries. It was a
Kyrgyz Khaganate
…The Kyrgyz Khaganate (also Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate or Kirghiz Khaganate) was a Turkic khaganate centered in southern Siberia. After the defeat of the Uyghur Khaganate in the hands of the Kyrgyz in 840, they gained political prestige and, for a short period until the mid-10th century (c. 925), established a nominal…
Bögü Qaghan, third khagan of the Uyghurs, in a suit of armour, converting to Manicheism in 762.
Uyghur princesses from the Bezeklik murals
Uyghur princes wearing Chinese-styled robes and headgear. Bezeklik, Cave 9, 9–12th century.
Uyghur Khaganate "Durvuljin" tombs, near the Uyghur capital of Khara Balgas, 7th–9th century. Orkhon Valley. National Museum of Mongolia