Karluk Turks

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The Karluk Turks were a medieval Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia that played a pivotal role in regional power struggles and the formation of early Turkic and Islamic states.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Karluks 12
Karluk Turkic 8
Karluk Turks canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ
alliedWith Abbasid Caliphate at Battle of Talas ⓘ
Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ
capitalAtVariousTimes Balasagun ⓘ
Taraz ⓘ
controlled sections of Silk Road routes ⓘ
conversionPeriod 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
convertedTo Islam ⓘ
coreTribalElementOf Karakhanid Khanate ⓘ
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate
culturalImpact Turkification of parts of Central Asia ⓘ
descendantGroups Karakhanids ⓘ
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate

some modern Uyghurs ⓘ
some modern Uzbeks ⓘ
engagedIn long-distance trade ⓘ
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
ethnicity Turkic ⓘ
flourishedIn Early Middle Ages ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
formedDynasty Karakhanid Khanate ⓘ
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate
foughtAgainst Tang dynasty China ⓘ
linked to: Tang dynasty
foughtIn Battle of Talas ⓘ
influenced development of Karluk branch of Turkic languages ⓘ
spread of Islam in Central Asia ⓘ
languageFamily Turkic languages ⓘ
laterUsedScript Arabic script ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
mentionedAs Geluolu in Chinese sources ⓘ
mentionedIn Chinese historical sources ⓘ
migratedTo Tien Shan region ⓘ
linked to: Tien Shan

Zhetysu region ⓘ
linked to: Zhetysu Region
neighboringPolities Samanid Empire ⓘ
Tibetan Empire ⓘ
Turgish Khaganate ⓘ
linked to: Turgesh Khaganate

Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ
originatedFrom Altai region ⓘ
linked to: Altai Republic
partOf Turkic tribal confederations ⓘ
playedRoleIn formation of early Islamic states in Central Asia ⓘ
formation of early Turkic states ⓘ
regional power struggles in Central Asia ⓘ
politicalStructure confederation of tribes ⓘ
rebelledAgainst Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Ferghana Valley ⓘ
Semirechye ⓘ
Transoxiana ⓘ
religionBeforeIslam Tengriism ⓘ
linked to: Tengrism

shamanism ⓘ
usedScript Old Turkic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arab–Chinese wars → involvedParty → Karluk Turks ⓘ
Karluk tribes → language → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Qipchaq Uzbek → hasInfluenceFrom → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Yaghma → alliedWith → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Chigil → ethnicRelation → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Hasan Bughra Khan → ethnicGroup → Karluk Turk ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk Yabghu State → ethnicGroup → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Western Liao → overlordOf → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk territories → ethnicGroup → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk territories → language → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
South Siberian Turkic → isDistinctFrom → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Ili Turki language → subfamily → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Shaz Turkic → contrastedWith → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Kangly tribe → relatedEthnicGroup → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Suyab → controlledBy → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Tashlik Karluks → ethnicGroupOf → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Tashlik Karluks → associatedWith → Karluk Turks ⓘ
Tashlik Karluks → relatedGroup → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Bulaq → relatedEthnicGroup → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Bulaq → ethnoLinguisticIdentity → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Barskhan tribe → ethnoCulturalSphere → Karluk Turks ⓘ
Barskhan tribe → relatedTo → Karluk Turks ⓘ
Kendek → associatedWith → Karluk Turks ⓘ
Karluk Yabghu of Tokmak → language → Karluk Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk Yabghu of Tokmak → ethnicGroupRuled → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks
Yabghu → usedBy → Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Karluk Turks