Timeline of the Türgesh

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This is a timeline of the Türgesh.

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7th century

YearDateEvent
699 Üch Elig establishes the Turgesh Khaganate [1]

8th century

YearDateEvent
703 The Turgesh captured Suyab from the Tang dynasty. [2]
706 Üch Elig is succeeded by his son Saqal [3]
708 Üch Elig's successor Saqal attacks Qiuci (Kucha) [1]
709 Saqal inflicts a defeat on the Tang dynasty [4]
711 Battle of Bolchu : Qapaghan Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate defeats Saqal and kills him, forcing the Turgesh to flee south to Zhetysu [5]
717 Battle of Aksu : Saqal's successor Suluk leads Arabs, Tibetans, and Turgesh against the Tang in Aksu and is defeated [6]
719 Suluk captures Suiye (Suyab) [5]
720 Suluk inflicts a defeat on the Umayyad Caliphate [7]
722 Suluk concludes a marriage alliance with the Tang dynasty and gains Princess Jiaohe [7]
724 Day of Thirst : Suluk inflicts a defeat on the Umayyad Caliphate [8]
726 Suluk attacks Qiuci (Kucha) [5]
727 Suluk and the Tibetan Empire attack Qiuci (Kucha) [5]
728 Suluk aids the Sogdians in revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate [8]
731 Battle of the Defile : Suluk attacks the Umayyad Caliphate [9]
735 Suluk attacks Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County) [10]
737 Battle of Kharistan : Suluk is defeated by the Umayyad Caliphate and killed by his relative Kül-chor [5]
740 Kül-chor submits to the Tang dynasty but later rebels anyway [5] [7]
744 Kül-chor is defeated by the Tang dynasty and executed [11]
748 The Tang dynasty recaptures Suyab and destroys it [12]
750 The Turgesh-Chach alliance is defeated by the Tang dynasty [11]
766 The Karluks annex Turgesh land in Zhetysu [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bregel 2003, p. 16.
  2. Wang 2013, p. 158.
  3. Yu. Zuev, "Early Türks: Essays on history and ideology", Almaty, Daik-Press, 2002, p. 207, 209, 239, ISBN   9985-4-4152-9
  4. Golden 1992, p. 139.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bregel 2003, p. 18.
  6. Beckwith 1987, p. 88-89.
  7. 1 2 3 Golden 1992, p. 140.
  8. 1 2 Asimov 1998, p. 25.
  9. Shaban 1979, p. 113.
  10. Bregel 2003, p. 19.
  11. 1 2 Golden 1992, p. 141.
  12. Asimov 1998, p. 31.
  13. Asimov 1998, p. 33.

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