Balasagun
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Balasagun was a prominent medieval Central Asian city in the Chüy Valley, historically significant as a political and cultural center along the Silk Road.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silk Road city
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | regional capital ⓘ |
| approximateCoordinates | 42.73°N 75.25°E ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteName | Burana complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Kara-Khanids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringPeak | Kara-Khanid Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Kyrgyz Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Turkic-Islamic culture
ⓘ
literary center ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | Mongol invasions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureRemains |
Burana Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
balbals ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | archaeological reserve ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial activity
ⓘ
cultural significance ⓘ political significance ⓘ |
| languageInUse |
Persian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Chüy Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern Tokmok ⓘ |
| modernAccessPoint | Tokmok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Chüy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNearbyMonument | Burana Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onTradeRoute | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kyrgyz historical heritage ⓘ |
| regionToday | Chüy Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Kara-Khanid Khanate ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Chüy Valley routes
ⓘ
node between East and West on Silk Road ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
| urbanType | fortified city ⓘ |
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