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
alsoKnownAs Bayanchur Qaghan
El etmish bilge kaghan
capital Ordu-Baliq
capitalEstablished Ordu-Baliq
centuryOfActivity 8th century
country Uyghur Khaganate
deathDate 759
dynasty Yaglakar clan
ethnicGroup Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
father Kutlug Bilge Khagan
governmentForm nomadic empire
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
involvedIn Uyghur–Tang relations
knownFor military campaigns against neighboring tribes
strengthening political organization of the Uyghur Khaganate
supporting trade along the Silk Road
language Old Uyghur
linked to: Old Turkic language
militaryAchievement subjugation of various Turkic and steppe tribes
name Bayanchur Khan
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
policy centralization of Uyghur tribal confederation
promotion of urban centers such as Ordu-Baliq
positionHeld Khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate
predecessor Kutlug Bilge Khagan
region Central Asia
reignEnd 759
reignStart 747
religion Tengrism
sphereOfInfluence Eastern Central Asia
linked to: Central Asia

Mongolian Plateau
Tarim Basin
successor Bögü Qaghan
title Khan
Qaghan
linked to: Taspar Qaghan

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Uyghur Khaganate notableRuler Bayanchur Khan
Ordu-Baliq foundedBy Bayanchur Khan
Khar Balgas foundedBy Bayanchur Khan
Bögü Qaghan predecessor Tengri Bögü Khagan’s father Bayanchur Khan
linked to: Bayanchur Khan
Bayanchur Khan name Bayanchur Khan