Yet the Kyrgyz were unable to govern the steppe permanently; under Kitan pressure they receded in 924. They are the ancestral lineage of present-day Kyrgyzstan.
Frequently asked questions
- What was The Rise of the Kyrgyz Khaganate?
- Having defeated the Uyghurs in 840, the Yenisei Kyrgyz brought part of Mongolia under their control; heirs to the Tagar culture, they used runic Turkic and had an economy based on stock-breeding and ironworking.
- When did The Rise of the Kyrgyz Khaganate happen?
- 840 CE
- Where did The Rise of the Kyrgyz Khaganate take place?
- Yenisey Havzası / Moğolistan