Timeline of the Türgesh

This is a timeline of the Türgesh.

7th century

Year	Date	Event
699		Üch Elig establishes the Turgesh Khaganate[1]

8th century

Year	Date	Event
703		The Turgesh captured Suyab from the Tang dynasty.[2]
706		Üch Elig is succeeded by his son Saqal[3]
708		Üch Elig's successor Saqal attacks Qiuci (Kucha)[1]
709		Saqal inflicts a defeat on the Tang dynasty[4]
711		Battle of Bolchu: Qapaghan Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate defeats Saqal and kills him, forcing the Turgesh to flee south to Zhetysu[5]
717		Battle of Aksu: Saqal's successor Suluk leads Arabs, Tibetans, and Turgesh against the Tang in Aksu and is defeated[6]
719		Suluk captures Suiye (Suyab)[5]
720		Suluk inflicts a defeat on the Umayyad Caliphate[7]
722		Suluk concludes a marriage alliance with the Tang dynasty and gains Princess Jiaohe[7]
724		Day of Thirst: Suluk inflicts a defeat on the Umayyad Caliphate[8]
726		Suluk attacks Qiuci (Kucha)[5]
727		Suluk and the Tibetan Empire attack Qiuci (Kucha)[5]
728		Suluk aids the Sogdians in revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate[8]
731		Battle of the Defile: Suluk attacks the Umayyad Caliphate[9]
735		Suluk attacks Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County)[10]
737		Battle of Kharistan: Suluk is defeated by the Umayyad Caliphate and killed by his relative Kül-chor[5]
740		Kül-chor submits to the Tang dynasty but later rebels anyway[5][7]
744		Kül-chor is defeated by the Tang dynasty and executed[11]
748		The Tang dynasty recaptures Suyab and destroys it[12]
750		The Turgesh-Chach alliance is defeated by the Tang dynasty[11]
766		The Karluks annex Turgesh land in Zhetysu[13]

References

1. Bregel 2003, p. 16.
2. Wang 2013, p. 158. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWang2013 (help)
3. Yu. Zuev, "Early Türks: Essays on history and ideology", Almaty, Daik-Press, 2002, p. 207, 209, 239, ISBN 9985-4-4152-9
4. Golden 1992, p. 139.
5. Bregel 2003, p. 18.
6. Beckwith 1987, p. 88-89.
7. Golden 1992, p. 140.
8. Asimov 1998, p. 25.
9. Shaban 1979, p. 113.
10. Bregel 2003, p. 19.
11. Golden 1992, p. 141.
12. Asimov 1998, p. 31.
13. Asimov 1998, p. 33.

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