Uyghur Khaganate

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The Uyghur Khaganate was a powerful Turkic nomadic empire that dominated parts of Central Asia and Mongolia in the 8th–9th centuries, playing a key role in regional trade, politics, and the spread of Manichaeism and Buddhism.

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Label Occurrences
Uyghur Khaganate canonical 9
Qocho Uyghur Kingdom 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic khaganate
historical empire
medieval state
nomadic empire
ally Tang dynasty
capital Ordu-Baliq
collapseCause Kyrgyz invasion
internal strife
conflict An Lushan Rebellion
continent Asia
country Uyghurs
culturalInfluence Chinese culture
linked to: Sinosphere

Sogdian culture
currency Chinese coinage
economy based on nomadic pastoralism
involved in Silk Road trade
endTime 840
ethnicComposition Turkic peoples
ethnicGroup Uyghurs
followedBy Kara-Khanid Khanate
Kirghiz Khaganate
governmentForm khaganate
monarchy
influenced spread of Buddhism in Central Asia
spread of Manichaeism in Central Asia
language Old Uyghur
linked to: Old Uyghur alphabet
majorCity Khar Balgas
neighbor Karluk tribes
Kyrgyz
linked to: Kyrgyz people

Tibet Empire
linked to: Tibetan Empire
notableRuler Alp Qutlugh Bilge
Bayanchur Khan
Bögü Qaghan
Qutlugh Bilge Kül Qaghan
politicalStructure tribal confederation
predecessor Second Turkic Khaganate
linked to: Göktürk Khaganate
region Central Asia
Mongolia
religion Buddhism
Manichaeism
Tengrism
roleInEvent helped Tang dynasty suppress An Lushan Rebellion
startTime 744
successorState Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom
Qocho Uyghur Kingdom
timePeriod 8th century
9th century
tradeRoute Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
writingSystem Old Uyghur alphabet

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Old Turkic (runiform and Uyghur-script traditions) usedBy Qocho Uyghur Kingdom
linked to: Uyghur Khaganate
Manichaeism practicedIn Uyghur Khaganate
Old Turkic language usedBy Uyghur Khaganate
Old Uyghur alphabet associatedPeople Uyghur Khaganate
Göktürk Khaganate influenced Uyghur Khaganate
Karluk tribes conflictWith Uyghur Khaganate
Tibetan Empire conflict Uyghur Khaganate
Tibetan Empire neighbor Uyghur Khaganate