Karluk Yabghu

The first information about the tribes of karluks that occupied the territory between Altai and the Eastern coast of Lake Balkhash dates back to the 5th century.

They were composed of three tribes, therefore their ruler mostly called Sanxing Yabghu (Chinese: 三姓葉護; lit.

[7] Karluk chief Bilge Yabghu Tun Apa Yigen Chor (Chinese: 毗伽葉護頓阿波移健啜; pinyin: Píjiā Yèhù Dùn ābō Yíjiàn Chuài) submitted to Uyghur khaganate in 746.

[9] He was succeeded by Tun Bilge Yabghu (Chinese: 頓毗伽葉護; pinyin: Dùn Píjiā Yèhù) in 753.

[10] He probably was the one who conquered Turgesh state and resettled Karluks in Zhetysu basin, making Suyab their capital.

Anikova dish : Nestorian Christian plate with decoration of the Siege of Jericho , probably made by Sogdian artists under Karluk dominion, in Semirechye . [ 2 ] Cast silver of the 9th-10th century, copied from an original 8th century plate. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Court of Seljuk ruler Tughril III, circa 1200 CE.
Court of Seljuk ruler Tughril III, circa 1200 CE.