Eastern Kara-Khanids

The Kara-Khanid Khanate, also known as the Karakhanids or Ilek Khanids, was a Karluk Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia from the 9th to the early 13th century. Founded around 840 CE, it conquered Transoxiana and ruled independently between 999 and 1089. The Khanate's arrival in Transoxiana marked a shift from Iranic to Turkic predominance in the region. It split into Eastern and Western Khanates in the 1040s. The Eastern Khanate ended in 1211, and the Western Khanate was extinguished in 1212. Its capitals included Kashgar, Balasagun, Uzgen, and Samarkand.