Ganzhou Kingdom

The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom, also known as the Hexi Uyghurs, was a Turkic dynastic state established around 894 CE by the Uyghur Yaglakar clan. Centered around Ganzhou in modern-day Zhangye, it existed until 1036. During its rule, many residents converted to Buddhism. The kingdom shared the Hexi Corridor, a traditional Chinese route into Central Asia, with the Guiyi Circuit from the 9th to 11th centuries. Both the Ganzhou Uyghurs and the Guiyi Circuit were eventually conquered by the Tangut people of the Western Xia dynasty in the early 11th century.