East Asia · Sui, Tang and the khaganates
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom
894–1036
The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom (甘州回鶻; also Hexi Uyghurs; 894–1036) was a Turkic state of the Uyghur Yaglakar clan centered on Ganzhou (modern Zhangye) in the Hexi Corridor. Established in 894 by Uyghur migrants (their leader Pangteqin, Huaijian Khagan) after the Uyghur Khaganate's fall, it shared the corridor with the Chinese Guiyi Circuit of Dunhuang.
- Existed
- 894–1036
- Shown on the map
- AD 860–1039
- Peak area
- 233k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom (甘州回鶻; also Hexi Uyghurs; 894–1036) was a Turkic state of the Uyghur Yaglakar clan centered on Ganzhou (modern Zhangye) in the Hexi Corridor. Established in 894 by Uyghur migrants (their leader Pangteqin, Huaijian Khagan) after the Uyghur Khaganate's fall, it shared the corridor with the Chinese Guiyi Circuit of Dunhuang. Officially Manichaean at first (c. 894–980), it later became largely Buddhist (its royalty depicted in the Mogao caves at Dunhuang). It maintained tributary/marriage ties with the Guiyi Circuit (intermarriage with the Cao family) and with the Later Liang, Later Tang (from which its rulers Renmei/Renyu received Chinese imperial titles, e.g., Yingyi Qaghan, c. 924), and Song (accepted as suzerain 961). It fought Tanguts and the Liao. Repeatedly defeated by the Liao (1026) and Tanguts, it was conquered around 1028–1036 by the Tangut Western Xia under Li Yuanhao.
Common questions
- What was the Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom?
- The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom (甘州回鶻; also Hexi Uyghurs; 894–1036) was a Turkic state of the Uyghur Yaglakar clan centered on Ganzhou (modern Zhangye) in the Hexi Corridor. Established in 894 by Uyghur migrants (their leader Pangteqin, Huaijian Khagan) after the Uyghur Khaganate's fall, it shared the corridor with the Chinese Guiyi Circuit of Dunhuang.
- When did the Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom exist?
- The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom existed 894–1036. On this map it is drawn AD 860–1039.
- How large was the Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom covered about 233,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzhou_Uyghur_Kingdom
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