Eastern Kara-Khanid Khanate (Seljuk Empire)

This article is about the specific polity Eastern Kara-Khanid Khanate (Seljuk Empire) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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In the late 11th century, the Karakhanid Khanates came under the suzerainty of the Seljuk Empire, followed by the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) in the mid-12th century.

Establishment

January 1103: Harun II of the Eastern Kara-Khanid Khanate (1075 - 1102) had to recognize the sovereignty of the Seljuks.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1125: Qara Khitai was a sinicized empire in Central Asia, ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan. The dynasty was founded by Yelü Dashi (Emperor Dezong of Liao), who led the remnants of the Liao dynasty to Central Asia after fleeing from the Jurchen conquest of their homeland in the north and northeast of modern-day China.

Disestablishment

January 1129: The decline of the Eastern Kara-Khanid Khanate began in 1128 when the Kara-Khitans were called into the land to fight rebellious nomads. Soon they also defeated the Qarakhanids and occupied large portions of the country.