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Uyghur Khaganate
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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
Bögü Qaghan, third khagan of the Uyghurs, in a suit of armour, converting to Manicheism in 762.
Bögü Qaghan, third khagan of the Uyghurs, in a suit of armour, converting to Manicheism in 762.
Uyghur princesses from the Bezeklik murals
Uyghur princesses from the Bezeklik murals
Uyghur princes wearing Chinese-styled robes and headgear. Bezeklik, Cave 9, 9–12th century.
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
Uyghur Khaganate "Durvuljin" tombs, near the Uyghur capital of Khara Balgas, 7th–9th century. Orkhon Valley. National Museum of Mongolia
Kara-Khanid Khanate
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The Kara-Khanid Khanate, also known as the Karakhanids, Qarakhanids, Ilek Khanids or the Afrasiabids, was a Karluk Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia from the 9th to the early 13th century. The dy
Uyghur Khaganate
…Tang, a third group went to seek refuge among the Karluks. The Karluks, together with other tribes such as the Chigils and Yagmas, later founded the Kara-Khanid Khanate (940–1212). Some historians associate the Karakhanids with the Uyghurs as the Yaghmas were linked to the Toquz Oghuz. Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan, believed…
Anikova dish: Nestorian Christian plate with decoration of the Siege of Jericho, probably made by Sogdian artists under Karluk dominion, in Semirechye
Anikova dish: Nestorian Christian plate with decoration of the Siege of Jericho, probably made by Sogdian artists under Karluk dominion, in Semirechye. Cast silver of the 9th-10th century, copied from an original 8th century plate.
Armoured horsemen on the Anikova dish, Jetisu c. 800.
Armoured horsemen on the Anikova dish, Jetisu c. 800.
Tomb of Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan (r. 920–955 CE) the first Muslim Khan of the Kara-Khanids, in Artush, Xinjiang
Tomb of Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan (r. 920–955 CE) the first Muslim Khan of the Kara-Khanids, in Artush, Xinjiang
The Kara-Khanid Ilig Khan (left) facing Mahmud of Ghazni riding an elephant in 1017–1018. Jami al-Tawarikh, 1306-14 (Edinburgh Or Ms 20)
The Kara-Khanid Ilig Khan (left) facing Mahmud of Ghazni riding an elephant in 1017–1018. Jami al-Tawarikh, 1306-14 (Edinburgh Or Ms 20)