Uyghur successor groups

Timeline

1. 840–920Southern Mongolian Plateau · MongoliaAfter the Kirghiz destroyed the Uyghur Khanate, remnant Uyghurs moved south to join the Tibetan Empire, settled in the Hexi Corridor, or migrated west to the regions north and south of the Tianshan, gradually forming several independent political units by the early 10th century, each dealing with neighboring Khitans, Tibetans, and Shazhou regimes.
2. c. 920–980Gaochang (Turpan) and Ganzhou (Zhangye) · ChinaGaochang Uyghur built a kingdom centered on Turpan, maintaining Buddhist faith and oasis agriculture; Hexi (Yellow-headed) Uyghur held Ganzhou, controlling the northern route of the Hexi Corridor, standing alongside the Shazhou Guiyi Army and the precursors of Western Xia, together forming a diverse political landscape in the northwest.
3. c. 950–1000Silk Road routes north and south of the Tianshan · XinjiangUyghur successor groups continued using the Uyghur script, calendar, and commercial networks, still acting as intermediaries in Silk Road trade and maintaining contacts with the Liao dynasty and the Karakhanids, providing historical continuity for the transmission of Uyghur culture to the Uyghur people during the later Islamization of the Western Regions.