This was the voluntary mass conversion of a non-Muslim Turkic ruler. It is regarded as the political and religious spark of the Turco-Islamic synthesis; the Kara-Khanids were the first Turkic dynasty to adopt Islam.
Frequently asked questions
- What was Satuq Bughra Khan's Conversion to Islam?
- Satuq Bughra Khan, founder of the Kara-Khanid dynasty formed from the Karluk and Yagma tribes, converted to Islam and then brought his own tribe into the faith as well.
- When did Satuq Bughra Khan's Conversion to Islam happen?
- 940 CE
- Where did Satuq Bughra Khan's Conversion to Islam take place?
- Yedisu / Taşkent