Khar Balgas
E659430
Khar Balgas was the capital city and political center of the Uyghur Khaganate in central Mongolia during the early medieval period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khar Balgas canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ former capital ⓘ |
| area | about 25 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Uyghur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Yenisei Kyrgyz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 840 ⓘ |
| endTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German archaeologists
ⓘ
Mongolian archaeologists ⓘ Russian archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bayanchur Khan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ craftsmen’s quarters ⓘ defensive moat ⓘ irrigation system ⓘ palace complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| hasFortifications | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape ⓘ |
| inception | circa 744 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkhon Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Mongolia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Orkhon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Karakorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ordu-Baliq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Inner Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for study of Uyghur Khaganate
ⓘ
major center of steppe urbanism ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval period ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2004 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
economic center ⓘ political center of the Uyghur Khaganate ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Old Uyghur script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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