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.

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Kyrgyz Khaganate 2
Kirghiz Khaganate canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic empire
historical state
khaganate
basedOn Yenisei Kyrgyz tribal union
capital Ordu-Baliq
continent Asia
culture Turkic steppe culture
diplomaticRelations Tang dynasty
other steppe polities
economy horse breeding
pastoral nomadism
tribute and trade
endTime 10th century
ethnicContinuity modern Kyrgyz people
linked to: Kyrgyz people
ethnicGroup Yenisei Kyrgyz
floruit 9th century
follows Uyghur Khaganate
governmentForm monarchy
nomadic monarchy
headOfStateTitle Khagan
linked to: Kağan
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
historicalRegion Inner Asia
linked to: Central Asia
inConflict Tang dynasty
Tibetans
linked to: Tibetan people

Uyghur Khaganate
language Old Turkic
linked to: Old Turkic language
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Eurasian Steppe
Minusinsk Basin
Sayan Mountains
Yenisei River basin
military cavalry-based army
notableEvent destruction of the Uyghur capital Ordu-Baliq in 840
partOf Eurasian steppe empires
politicalStructure tribal confederation
predecessor Uyghur Khaganate
recognizedBy Tang dynasty China
linked to: Tang dynasty
region Central Asia
religion Tengrism
sourceOfName Kyrgyz people
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

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Uyghur Khaganate followedBy Kirghiz Khaganate
Kyrgyz people historicalPolity Kyrgyz Khaganate
linked to: Kirghiz Khaganate
Yenisei inscriptions culturalContext Kyrgyz Khaganate
linked to: Kirghiz Khaganate