Turgesh Khaganate
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The Turgesh Khaganate was a 7th–8th century Turkic nomadic empire in Central Asia that played a key role in resisting Umayyad expansion and shaping the political landscape of the early Turkic world.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic empire
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ khaganate ⓘ |
| capital |
Navakat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suyab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Turgesh wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad–Turgesh conflicts in Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlled |
Chu River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ili River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Semirechye NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhetysu NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Transoxiana ⓘ |
| currency | Chinese-style coinage ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Arab military pressure
ⓘ
internal civil wars ⓘ pressure from Karluks ⓘ |
| endTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Turgesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Karluk Yabghu State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karluk confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
nomadic empire
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Arabic chronicles
ⓘ
Chinese chronicles ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Islamic expansion in Transoxiana
ⓘ
political landscape of Central Asia ⓘ |
| internalConflict |
Black Turgesh faction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yellow Turgesh faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStructure | cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bagha Tarkhan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kül-chor NERFINISHED ⓘ Suluk NERFINISHED ⓘ Uchena Turgesh Khagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Second Turkic Khaganate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early Turkic world ⓘ |
| playedRole |
buffer between Tang China and the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
resisting Umayyad expansion into Central Asia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Western Turkic Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Tengrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Turgesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| societalType | nomadic pastoralist society ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| tributaryRelations |
Chinese empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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