Western Liao Hegemony in Central Asia (1130s)

Timeline

1. 1131–1134Balasagun · SemirechyeYelü Dashi fixed the Western Liao capital at Balasagun, retaining Liao-style offices and military systems, integrating migrated Khitan, Uyghur, and local peoples to establish a stable nomadic-settled hybrid regime core in Central Asia.
2. 1135–1140Kashgar · Southern Tianshan RoadAs suzerain, the Western Liao intervened in the internal affairs of the Eastern Kara-Khanid Khanate, investing or deposing khans, and brought the cities north and south of the Tianshan into a system of tribute and military levies, forming a hegemonic network covering the western section of the northern Silk Road route.