Kara-Khanid Khanate

The Kara-Khanid Khanate, also known as the Karakhanids, Qarakhanids, Ilek Khanids or the Afrasiabids, was a Karluk Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia from the 9th to the early 13th century. The dynastic names of Karakhanids and Ilek Khanids refer to royal titles with Kara Khagan being the most important Turkic title up until the end of the dynasty.

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840 — 1212  Wikimedia, Wikidata

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Frameless

Karakhanid female, Jambyl Region Museum, Kazakhstan

Qaraxanlı bayrağı

Kara-Khanid Turkic bowman with long braids, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE

Kara-Khanid ruler (itting cross-legged on a throne), Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE

Kara-Khanid Band of inscription containing a fragment of poetry reading kām-i dil, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE

Kara-Khanid bands of inscription with running animals, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE

Kara-Khanid medallion with fighting birds, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE

Kara-Khanid decorative band with aniimals, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE

Proto-Qarakhanid issue. Arabic legend around central square hole, Semirech’e. Circa 950 CE

Enterance to Amir Burunduk Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1006	Kara-Khanid invasion of Khorasan	Ghaznavid Empire, invasion, Kara-Khanid Khanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1032	Battle of Dabusiyya	battle, Ghaznavid Empire, Kara-Khanid Khanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1141	Battle of Qatwan	battle, Kara-Khanid Khanate, Qara Khitai, Kakuyids, Seljuk Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1204	Battle of Andkhud	battle, Kara-Khanid Khanate, Qara Khitai, Ghurid Empire, Khwarazmian Empire	Wikidata
event	war	990	Karakhanid-Samanid Wars	Samanid dynasty, Kara-Khanid Khanate, series of wars	Wikidata
commons	image		Karakhanid female, Jambyl Region Museum, Kazakhstan		Commons
commons	image		Qaraxanlı bayrağı		Commons
commons	image		Kara-Khanid Turkic bowman with long braids, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE		Commons
commons	image		Kara-Khanid ruler (itting cross-legged on a throne), Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE		Commons
commons	image		Kara-Khanid Band of inscription containing a fragment of poetry reading kām-i dil, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE		Commons
commons	image		Kara-Khanid bands of inscription with running animals, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE		Commons
commons	image		Kara-Khanid medallion with fighting birds, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE		Commons
commons	image		Kara-Khanid decorative band with aniimals, Afrasiab, circa 1200 CE		Commons
commons	image		Proto-Qarakhanid issue. Arabic legend around central square hole, Semirech’e. Circa 950 CE		Commons
commons	image		Enterance to Amir Burunduk Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan		Commons