Karluk Turks

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The Karluk Turks were a medieval Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia that played a pivotal role in regional power struggles and the formation of early Turkic and Islamic states.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Karluks 12
Karluk Turkic 8
Karluk Turks canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people
tribal confederation
alliedWith Abbasid Caliphate at Battle of Talas
Uyghur Khaganate
capitalAtVariousTimes Balasagun
Taraz
controlled sections of Silk Road routes
conversionPeriod 10th century
9th century
convertedTo Islam
coreTribalElementOf Karakhanid Khanate
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate
culturalImpact Turkification of parts of Central Asia
descendantGroups Karakhanids
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate

some modern Uyghurs
some modern Uzbeks
engagedIn long-distance trade
nomadic pastoralism
ethnicity Turkic
flourishedIn Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
formedDynasty Karakhanid Khanate
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate
foughtAgainst Tang dynasty China
linked to: Tang dynasty
foughtIn Battle of Talas
influenced development of Karluk branch of Turkic languages
spread of Islam in Central Asia
languageFamily Turkic languages
laterUsedScript Arabic script
locatedIn Central Asia
mentionedAs Geluolu in Chinese sources
mentionedIn Chinese historical sources
migratedTo Tien Shan region
linked to: Tien Shan

Zhetysu region
linked to: Zhetysu Region
neighboringPolities Samanid Empire
Tibetan Empire
Turgish Khaganate
linked to: Turgesh Khaganate

Uyghur Khaganate
originatedFrom Altai region
linked to: Altai Republic
partOf Turkic tribal confederations
playedRoleIn formation of early Islamic states in Central Asia
formation of early Turkic states
regional power struggles in Central Asia
politicalStructure confederation of tribes
rebelledAgainst Uyghur Khaganate
regionOfInfluence Ferghana Valley
Semirechye
Transoxiana
religionBeforeIslam Tengriism
linked to: Tengrism

shamanism
usedScript Old Turkic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

Arab–Chinese wars involvedParty Karluk Turks
Karluk tribes language Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Qipchaq Uzbek hasInfluenceFrom Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Yaghma alliedWith Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Chigil ethnicRelation Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Hasan Bughra Khan ethnicGroup Karluk Turk
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk Yabghu State ethnicGroup Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Western Liao overlordOf Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk territories ethnicGroup Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk territories language Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
South Siberian Turkic isDistinctFrom Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Ili Turki language subfamily Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Shaz Turkic contrastedWith Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Kangly tribe relatedEthnicGroup Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Suyab controlledBy Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Tashlik Karluks ethnicGroupOf Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Tashlik Karluks associatedWith Karluk Turks
Tashlik Karluks relatedGroup Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Bulaq relatedEthnicGroup Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Bulaq ethnoLinguisticIdentity Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Barskhan tribe ethnoCulturalSphere Karluk Turks
Barskhan tribe relatedTo Karluk Turks
Kendek associatedWith Karluk Turks
Karluk Yabghu of Tokmak language Karluk Turkic
linked to: Karluk Turks
Karluk Yabghu of Tokmak ethnicGroupRuled Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks
Yabghu usedBy Karluks
linked to: Karluk Turks