Kirghiz Khaganate
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The Kirghiz Khaganate was a medieval Turkic nomadic empire in Central Asia that rose to prominence in the 9th century after overthrowing the Uyghur Khaganate and controlling key stretches of the Eurasian steppe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyz Khaganate | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic empire
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ khaganate ⓘ |
| basedOn | Yenisei Kyrgyz tribal union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ordu-Baliq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culture | Turkic steppe culture ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelations |
Tang dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other steppe polities ⓘ |
| economy |
horse breeding
ⓘ
pastoral nomadism ⓘ tribute and trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicContinuity | modern Kyrgyz people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yenisei Kyrgyz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| follows | Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
monarchy
ⓘ
nomadic monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Khagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Inner Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inConflict |
Tang dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetans NERFINISHED ⓘ Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Eurasian Steppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minusinsk Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenisei River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| military | cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of the Uyghur capital Ordu-Baliq in 840 ⓘ |
| partOf | Eurasian steppe empires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Tengrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfName | Kyrgyz people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 840 ⓘ |
| successor | regional Turkic principalities in southern Siberia ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of modern-day Khakassia
ⓘ
parts of modern-day Mongolia ⓘ parts of modern-day Tuva ⓘ parts of southern Siberia ⓘ |
| uses | runiform Turkic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kyrgyz Khaganate