Karakhanid Fragmentation Consolidated (1070s)

Name: Karakhanid Fragmentation Consolidated (1070s)
Start: 1071
End: 1080

Type Event Region Eurasia Time 1071–1080

After splitting in the mid-11th century, the Karakhanid khanates formed a relatively stable division of rule in the 1070s between Samarkand, Bukhara,…

Timeline

1071–1075Kashgar · Tarim BasinDuring Ibrahim bin Muhammad's reign, the Eastern Karakhanids strengthened control of the Tarim Basin and Tianshan routes, maintaining trade and diplomatic ties with Uyghur Gaochang, Song, and Liao; Balasagun and Kashgar became political centers of the Western Regions.
1074–1080Samarkand · TransoxianaThe Western Karakhanids maintained independent rule in Samarkand and Bukhara but were increasingly squeezed by Seljuk princes and Khwarazm Shah Anushtegin; marriage alliances and border conflicts along the Syr Darya hardened the divided pattern through competition.

Sources

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