Timeline of the Türgesh

This is a timeline of the Türgesh.

7th century
YearDateEvent
699Üch Elig establishes the Turgesh Khaganate[1]

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

References
  1. Bregel 2003, p. 16.
  2. Wang 2013, p. 158.
  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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