Karluk Yabghu
Karluk Yabghu State | |||||||||
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| 756–840 | |||||||||
| Capital | Suyab later Balasagun | ||||||||
| Common languages | Karluk Turkic | ||||||||
| Religion | Tengriism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 756 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 840 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||
The Karluk Yabghu State (simplified Chinese: 葛逻禄叶护国; traditional Chinese: 葛邏祿葉護國; pinyin: Géluólù Yèhùguó; Kazakh: Қарлұқ қағанаты) was a polity ruled by Karluk tribes.
History[]
The Karluks were part of First Turkic and Uyghur khaganates. They were composed of three tribes, therefore their ruler mostly called Sanxing Yabghu (Chinese: 三姓葉護; lit. 'Yabghu of Three Tribes') in 8th century.[1] In 742, they were named "Right Yabghu" by Basmyl khagan Ashina Shi. Like Basmyls, they were ruled by a branch of Ashina tribe.[2]
Karluk chief Bilge Yabghu Apa Yigen Chor (Chinese: 毗伽葉護頓阿波移健啜; pinyin: Píjiā Yèhù Dùn ābō Yíjiàn Chuài) submitted to Uyghur khaganate in 746.[3] He may be same person as Yigen Chor (