Bayanchur Khan

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Bayanchur Khan was an 8th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated the Uyghur Khaganate, turning it into a powerful Central Asian empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century monarch
Uyghur ruler
historical figure
khagan
ruler
ally Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Bayanchur Qaghan NERFINISHED
El etmish bilge kaghan NERFINISHED
capital Ordu-Baliq NERFINISHED
capitalEstablished Ordu-Baliq NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 8th century
country Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED
deathDate 759
dynasty Yaglakar clan NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Uyghur NERFINISHED
father Kutlug Bilge Khagan NERFINISHED
governmentForm nomadic empire
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
involvedIn Uyghur–Tang relations NERFINISHED
knownFor military campaigns against neighboring tribes
strengthening political organization of the Uyghur Khaganate
supporting trade along the Silk Road
language Old Uyghur NERFINISHED
militaryAchievement subjugation of various Turkic and steppe tribes
name Bayanchur Khan NERFINISHED
notableFor consolidation of Uyghur power in Central Asia
expansion of the Uyghur Khaganate
transforming the Uyghur Khaganate into a major regional empire
partOf history of Central Asia
history of the Uyghur Khaganate
placeOfDeath Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED
policy centralization of Uyghur tribal confederation
promotion of urban centers such as Ordu-Baliq
positionHeld Khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate
predecessor Kutlug Bilge Khagan NERFINISHED
region Central Asia
reignEnd 759
reignStart 747
religion Tengrism NERFINISHED
sphereOfInfluence Eastern Central Asia NERFINISHED
Mongolian Plateau NERFINISHED
Tarim Basin NERFINISHED
successor Bögü Qaghan NERFINISHED
title Khan NERFINISHED
Qaghan NERFINISHED

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Uyghur Khaganate notableRuler Bayanchur Khan