Chigil
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Chigil was a prominent Turkic tribal group that formed one of the key ruling clans of the Kara-Khanid Khanate in Central Asia.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic tribe
ⓘ
historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamization of Central Asia
ⓘ
Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kara-Khanid Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Turkic nomadic culture ⓘ |
| economy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
trade along Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicLegacy | modern Turkic populations of Central Asia ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
Karluks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tukhsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaghma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kara-Khanid rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language | Chigil Turkic (extinct or assimilated) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| lifestyle | nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Asia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic geographers’ accounts of Central Asia
ⓘ
medieval Turkic sources ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kara-Khanid Khanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kara-Khanid ruling elite ⓘ Karluk confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | military support for Kara-Khanid rulers ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | constituent tribe of Kara-Khanid Khanate ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Tengriism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
ruling clan
ⓘ
tribal elite ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tribal clan organization ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Fergana Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Semirechye NERFINISHED ⓘ Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Kara-Khanid Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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