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.
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
Kyrgyz Khaganate
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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
Uyghur Khaganate
…840 Area 800 3,100,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi) Preceded by Succeeded by Second Turkic Khaganate Kara-Khanid Khanate Gansu Uyghur Kingdom Kingdom of Qocho Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate Uyghur Khaganate Bögü Qaghan, third khagan of the Uyghurs, in a suit of armour, converting to Manicheism in 762. Huihu Traditional Chinese 回鶻 Simplified…
Yenisei Kyrgyz tableware and altar