Uyghur Khaganate (744–840 CE)

1. Uyghur-led coalition ends Second Turkic Khaganate

   Jan 1, 74401Labels: Uyghur coalition, Second Turkic, Karluk allies

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2. Qutlugh Bilge Köl becomes first Uyghur qaghan

   Jan 1, 74401Labels: Qutlugh Bilge, Uyghur Khaganate

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3. Ordu-Baliq becomes imperial capital in the Orkhon Valley

   Jan 1, 74401Labels: Ordu-Baliq, Orkhon Valley

   • Ordu Baliq
   • Uyghur Khaganate

4. Uyghurs eliminate the last Göktürk claimant

   Jan 1, 74501Labels: G kt, Kulun Beg

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5. Bayanchur Khan succeeds and expands the khaganate

   Jan 1, 74701Labels: Bayanchur Khan, Uyghur Khaganate

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   • Bayanchur Khan

6. Battle of Talas shifts Central Asian balance

   Jan 1, 75107Labels: Battle of, Tang dynasty

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7. Uyghurs intervene in the An Lushan Rebellion

   Jan 1, 75601Labels: Uyghur military, An Lushan

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8. Bayanchur dies; Bögü Qaghan takes the throne

   Jan 1, 75905Labels: B g, Bayanchur

   • Bayanchur Khan
   • B g Qaghan

9. Bögü Qaghan adopts Manichaeism as state religion

   Jan 1, 76301Labels: B g, Manichaeism

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   • Chinese Manich

10. Uyghur–Tang defeat at Tingzhou (Beshbalik)

    Jan 1, 79001Labels: Tingzhou defeat, Beshbalik

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11. Karabalgasun inscription erected under Baoyi’s reign

    Jan 1, 82101Labels: Karabalgasun inscription, Baoyi

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12. Zhaoli Qaghan succeeds after Chongde’s death

    Jan 1, 82401Labels: Zhaoli Qaghan, Princess Taihe

    • Zhaoli Qaghan
    • Princess Taihe

13. Crisis year: coups, plague, and livestock-killing winter

    Jan 1, 83901Labels: Crisis year, Zhangxin Qaghan

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    • Princess Taihe

14. Yenisei Kyrgyz sack Ordu-Baliq and end the khaganate

    Jan 1, 84001Labels: Yenisei Kyrgyz, Ordu-Baliq

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    • Ordu Baliq