Khar Balgas

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Khar Balgas was the capital city and political center of the Uyghur Khaganate in central Mongolia during the early medieval period.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Khar Balgas canonical 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
former capital
area about 25 square kilometers
associatedReligion Buddhism
Manichaeism
capitalOf Uyghur Khaganate
continent Asia
country Mongolia
culture Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
destroyedBy Yenisei Kyrgyz
destroyedIn 840
endTime 9th century
excavatedBy German archaeologists
Mongolian archaeologists
Russian archaeologists
flourishedInPeriod 8th century
9th century
foundedBy Bayanchur Khan
Uyghur Khaganate
hasCityWall yes
hasFeature Buddhist temples
cemetery
craftsmen’s quarters
defensive moat
irrigation system
palace complex
residential quarters
stupas
hasFortifications yes
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus part of Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
inception circa 744
locatedIn Orkhon Valley
central Mongolia
locatedOnRiver Orkhon River
nearbySettlement Karakorum
Ordu-Baliq
partOf Uyghur Khaganate
region Inner Asia
linked to: Central Asia
significance key site for study of Uyghur Khaganate
major center of steppe urbanism
startTime 8th century
timePeriod early medieval period
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2004
usedAs administrative center
economic center
political center of the Uyghur Khaganate
religious center
writingSystemUsed Old Uyghur script
linked to: Old Uyghur alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uyghur Khaganate majorCity Khar Balgas
Ordu-Baliq alternateName Khar Balgas