Fragmentation of the Kara-Khanid Khanate

Name: Fragmentation of the Kara-Khanid Khanate
Start: 1081
End: 1090

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1081–1090

In the 1080s, under Seljuk pressure and internal decentralization, the Kara-Khanid Khanate further split into eastern and western branches: the east …

Timeline

1081–1085Samarkand · TransoxianaThe western khanate, based in the cities of Transoxiana, operated independently of the eastern Kashgar regime in military and taxation matters; they nominally still shared the Kara-Khanid title, but real power was already divided.
1086–1090Kashgar · Tarim BasinThe eastern regime consolidated its rule in Kashgar and clashed with the western khanate and Seljuk forces on the borders, further entrenching the post-split dual-center structure.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia — Denis Sinor (1990)
Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Karakhanids https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/