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Political Upheavals in the Kara-Khanid Khanate in the 1060s
In the 1060s, the Kara-Khanid Khanate in Transoxiana and Kashgar remained divided under khans such as Tamghach Ibrahim;…
Timeline
- 1061–1067Samarkand · TransoxianaTamghach Ibrahim (Ibrahim Tamghach Khan) ruled the western Kara-Khanid realm from Samarkand, maintaining a parallel arrangement with the eastern Kashgar branch and strengthening his fiscal and military foundations through Silk Road trade.
- c. 1068–1070Samarkand · TransoxianaAfter Ibrahim's death, competition over the western khanship and among local military leaders intensified; the cities of Transoxiana underwent a redistribution of power during the power vacuum, interacting with the Seljuk eastward expansion and relations with the eastern khanly line.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Chinggisid Age (vol. on pre-Mongol period)