Kingdom of Qocho
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Was a Uyghur kingdom created in 843, with strong Chinese Buddhist and Tocharian influences. It was founded by Uyghur refugees fleeing the destruction of the Uyghur Khaganate.
Establishment
January 844: Karasahr and Kucha are occupied by the Kingdom of Qocho.
January 844: In 843 a group of Uyghurs migrated southward under the leadership of Pangtele and occupied Karasahr and Kucha from Tibetan Empire, establishing the Kingdom of Qocho.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was an era of disunity in Tibetan history lasting from the death of the Tibetan Empire's last emperor, Langdarma, in 842 until Drogön Chögyal Phagpa became the Imperial Preceptor of the three provinces of Tibet in 1253, under the Yuan dynasty.
January 852: Khotan becomes independent.
Were the many wars fought by the Chinese Tang Empire and the Tibetan Empire.
2.1.27th war with Tibet
Was the twenty-seventh war between the Tang Dynasty of China and the Tibetan Empire.
January 867: Teh Tang immediately lost Tingzhou and Luntai as well as Xizhou to the Kingdom of Qocho.
Were a series of military conflicts fought by the Northern Song dynasty, Western Xia dynasty, and Liao dynasty from the late 10th century to early 12th century.
January 1033: In 1032, Western Xia emperor Yuanhao annexed the Tibetan confederation of Xiliangfu.
January 849: Expansion of the Tang Dynasty by 848 AD.
January 850: Expansion of the Tang Dynasty by 849 AD.
January 867: Expansion of the Tang Dynasty by 866 AD.
January 867: The Kingdom of Qocho captured Tingzhou and Xizhou as well as Changbaliq and Luntai from the Guiyi Circuit.
January 867: Luntai (Ürümqi) and Tingzhou conquered by the Kingdom of Qocho.
January 867: Xizhou (Gaochang) was captured by the Uyghurs.
January 867: In 866 Zhang Yichao defeated the Tibetan general bLon Khrom brZhe (Baönhom Barzé) and seized Luntai (Ürümqi) and Tingzhou. .
January 877: In 876, the Kingdom of Qocho, ruled by the Uyghur Khaganate, conquered Yizhou (modern-day Hami). This expansion of territory was part of the Uyghur's efforts to establish dominance in the region during the 9th century.
January 877: In 876 the Kingdom of Qocho seized Yizhou from the Guiyi Circuit, after which it came to be called Kumul.
January 877: In 876 the Kingdom of Qocho seized Yizhou.
January 895: In 894 the Uyghurs established the Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom in Gan Prefecture.
June 907: In 907 the Tang dynasty was ended when Zhu deposed Emperor Ai and took the throne for himself, establishing the Later Liang Dynasty. This inaugurated an era of fragmentation, known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
January 1001: Extension of the Liao Dynasty by the year 1000.
January 1126: The Mongolian plateau was occupied mainly by five powerful tribal confederations (khanlig): Keraites, Khamag Mongol, Naiman, Mergid, and Tatar.
January 1133: In 1130 the Kingdom of Qocho became a vassal of the Qara Khitai.
January 1348: End of the Chagatai Khanate.
January 1369: The Dughlat Qamar-ud-din Khan Dughlat rebelled and killed Ilyas Khoja of Moghulistan in 1368, taking the throne for himself. Ilyas Khoja's brother Khizr Khoja fled to Turpan where he set up his own independent realm.
January 1371: Yingchang was seized by the Ming shortly after the death of Northern Yuan ruler Toghon Temür (r. 1333-1370).
Disestablishment
January 1381: By the 1370s the Kingdom of Qocho ceased to exist.
Selected Sources
Barfield, T. J. (1992): The perilous frontier: nomadic empires and China, Hoboken (USA), p. 184
唐疆变迁 (Expansion of the Tang Dynasty over time). Wikipedia. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%94%90%E7%96%86%E5%8F%98%E8%BF%81.gif
