Karakhanid Split

Name: Karakhanid Split
Start: 1003
End: 1005

Type Event Region Central Asia Time c. 1003–1005

Around 1003 CE the Karakhanid realm further solidified into an eastern line based at Kashgar and a western line based at Balasaghun, forming a parall…

Timeline

c. 1003Kashgar · XinjiangThe eastern-line khan based at Kashgar ruled in parallel with the western line at Balasaghun; each appointed officials and collected taxes, and the unified khanal authority was clearly weakened.
c. 1004–1005Balasaghun · KyrgyzstanWith Balasaghun as its capital, the western line continued to control the cities of Transoxiana, dealing with the Ghaznavid dynasty and remnants of Samanid power; the dual-khanate pattern was formally established on Central Asia's political map.

Sources

Karakhanid Dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Karakhanid-dynasty
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs — R. N. Frye (ed.) (1975)