The Uygurs, History of Turks-Adiyamanli.org

The Uygurs

The rule of the Gokturks was brought to an end in the year 745 by the Uygurs, who were of the same ethnic stock. All the Turks who had converged under the banner of the Gokturks were dispersed to that of the Uygurs and other tribes. Turkistan became the name of the agricultural basin where they lived. In the year 1229, the Mongols put an end to Uygur sovereignty; the Uygurs however, became their cultural and political mentors.

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