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Western Turkic Khaganate

Type Object Region Central Asia Time 583–659

The Western Turkic Khaganate was a steppe polity that split from the Turkic Khaganate in the mid-6th century, ruling Central Asia from the Seven Rive…

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  1. 583–603Central Asian steppe · Central AsiaAfter the Turkic Khaganate divided, Ashina Hulibu, son of Tardu, held the western Ten Arrows tribes and founded the Western Turkic Khaganate, facing off against the Eastern Turks.
  2. 628–630Suyab · Seven Rivers regionUnder Tardu Khagan, Western Turkic power was at its height, controlling Central Asian trade routes, dealing with Byzantium and Persia, and intervening in the Tang unification wars.
  3. 642–659Central Asia · Central AsiaAfter Shabolüe Khagan, internal strife was frequent; the Tang took advantage to divide the Ten Arrows, establishing protectorates such as Yaochi and Kunling, leaving the Western Turkic Khaganate a state in name only.

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