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BC or Before Common Era Dates
c. 520 BC - Persian armies under Darius I conquer much of Central Asia (inc. Ferghana, Sogdiana, and Chorasmia).
327 BC
Central Asia - Alexander the Great conquers Bactria, Margiana, Sogdiana, and Ferghana in a multi-year campaign.
305 BC
Afghanistan - The Seleucids and Mauryans sign a treaty, which gives control over Arachosia & Gedrosia (most of modern Afghanistan & Pakistan) to the Mauryans.
c. 248 BC
Central Asia - The Satraps of Bactria & Parthia break away from the Seleucid Empire and form their own kingdoms.
c. 244 BC
Parthia - A Saka tribe called the Parni invade Parthia, killing Andragoras. The Parni adopt the name of their new land and crown their leader as King Arsaces I.
c. 230 BC
Bactria - King Diodotus II is overthrown by Euthydemus I, beginning the "Euthydemid dynasty".
209 BC
Parthia - Seleucid king Antiochus III forces King Arsaces to recognize Seleucid authority.
206 BC
Bactria - Seleucid king Antiochus III defeats King Euthydemus but is unable to take the capital city (Bactra). Peace is concluded when Euthydemus accepts Seleucid authority.
Mongolia - Xiongnu tribes are united by Maotun to form the Xiongnu Khanate.
185 BC
India - The Mauryan dynasty is overthrown by the Sunga dynasty when a minister named Pushyamitra Sunga assassinates the last Mauryan emperor.
181 BC
Afghanistan - Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius I invades Sunga lands in retaliation for the overthrow of the Mauryans. Demetrius seizes Arachosia, Gedrosia, Sindh, and the Punjab region.
174 BC
Mongolia - The Xiongnu destroy the Tocharian (Yuezhi) federation in Kansu, and some Tochari flee westward towards Wusun and Dzungaria.
Dzungaria - Northern Saka (Sai Wang) tribes are conquered by the Tochari. Some of the Sakas escape and flee south to settle in Ki-pin (near Kashmir).
171 BC
Iran - Mithradates I becomes King of Parthia after the death of Phraates I.
Bactria - Civil war splits Greco-Bactria when King Antimachus is overthrown by a general named Eucratides. The Euthydemids retreat to India and become known as the "Indo-Greeks".
167 BC
Iran - Parthian forces seize Merv & Herat from the Eucratidians during the Greco-Bactrian civil war.
155 BC
Afghanistan - Menander becomes king of the (Euthydemid) Indo-Greeks.
150 BC
Dzungaria - The Tochari are defeated by the Wusun (Issedones) and forced to flee to the southeast through Ferghana (Dayuan).
Transoxiana - The Tochari defeat the Western Saka tribes (probably descents of the Massagetae). The Western Sakas flee to the south and west, invading Parthia and Greco-Bactria.
145 BC
Bactria - Western Sakas defeat King Eucratides II of Greco-Bactria and destroy the city of Alexandria-on-the-Oxus (modern Ai-Khanoum).
130 BC
Bactria - The Tochari defeat King Heliocles I and destroy the last Greek kingdom in Bactria. The Eucratidians flee and set up a new kingdom in Kabul.
129 BC
Iran - Saka mercenaries rebel & destroy a Parthian army, killing King Phraates II. His uncle is crowned as Artabanus II.
128 BC
Central Asia - Chinese envoy Zhang Qian travels to Tochari lands in Bactria, leaving written records of the lands immediately after the Tochari conquest.
123 BC
Iran - Parthian king Artabanus II is killed fighting a new wave of Saka tribes. He is succeeded by Mithradates II.
97 BC
Central Asia - A Chinese army under Ban Chao reaches the Black Sea, marking the westernmost expansion of Han authority.
87 BC
Afghanistan - Parthian forces defeat the Eucratidians and seize control over Arachosia (renamed Sakastan). A Partho-Sakan clan called Suren becomes prominent in the region.
85 BC
Mongolia - Dingling and Wuhuan tribes rebel against the Xiongnu.
73 BC
Afghanistan - Indo-Parthian forces seize Gandhara from the Indo-Greeks.
58 BC
India - Azes I becomes King of the Saka.
Mongolia - Xiongnu Empire breaks into Eastern & Western Khanates.
036 BC
Dzungaria - Northern Xiongu Khan Zizhou is killed by Han armies, ending the Western Xiongnu Khanate.
18 BC
Mongolia - The Eastern Xiongnu rebuild their empire in Mongolia.
AD or Common Era Dates
022 - The
192 - A Malay people known as the Chams (Champa?) seize Quangnam from the
Chinese Han Dynasty, founding the Cham Kingdom of Lam Ap (Lin Yi).
208 - The
220 - In
221 - Liu Bei declares himself Emperor of the Shu (or Shu Han) Dynasty in
223 - Emperor Liu Bei of Shu Han dies and is succeeded by his son Liu
Shan.
226 - Beginning of the Sassanid Persian Empire, as Ardashir I of
229 - War breaks out between
240 - Sassanid Emperor Ardashir I dies and is succeeded by Shapur I (240
to 271 ad).
- Cao Rui becomes Emperor
of the
241 - War breaks out between
244 - Roman Emperor Gordian defeats Shapur but is murdered before he can
continue. Peace is concluded by his
successor, Emperor Philip the Arab.
253 - Valerian and his son Gallienus become Roman Emperors.
- Persian armies under
Shapur I capture
257 - Emperor Valerian retakes
- Germanic tribes invade
Western Roman lands; the Franks invade
260 - Emperor Valerian is defeated and captured by the Persians, dying as
a slave of the Persian Emperor (265?). The Persian victory is short-lived; King
Odaenathus of
- Posthumus is proclaimed
Emperor in
267 - Germanic warbands led by the Ostrogoths sack the city of
- Odaenathus is
assassinated, and his widow Zenobia becomes Queen of Palmyra.
268 - Emperor Gallienus defeats the Ostrogoths, but is later
assassinated. Claudius II becomes
Emperor of Rome.
269 - Roman armies under Emperor Claudius II destroy the eastern
contingent of the Ostrogothic warbands at the Battle of Naissus (in modern
- Posthumus is killed and
Victorinus is proclaimed Emperor in
- Palmyrene forces take
270 - Emperor Claudius II dies of plague and Aurelian becomes Emperor
of Rome.
- The Han Chinese repel an
invasion of Chams.
271 Emperor Victorinus is murdered; his soldiers proclaim Tetricus I
as Emperor.
272 - Emperor Aurelian defeats Zenobia at
273 -
274 - Emperor Aurelian defeats Tetricus in
275 - Emperor Aurelian is murdered and Tacitus is declared Emperor.
276 - Emperor Tacitus dies and Probus becomes Emperor.
277 - The Romans defeat the Burgundians, Longiones, Alamanni, and
Franks.
282 - Carus is declared Emperor; Probus is murdered by his own troops.
283 - Emperor Carus dies during an invasion of
284 - Emperor Numerian dies and is succeeded by Diocletian.
285 - Emperor Diocletian appoints Maximian as co-Emperor in the West.
* Dongbuyeo frees itself from
the Korean
* Xianbei-Murong tribes defeat
the Korean
286 - Carausius revolts in
293 - Diocletian appoints Constantius and Galerius as Caesars.
- The rebel Carausius is
murdered by Allectus, who proclaims himself Emperor.
296 - Alectus is defeated and slain.
299 - Emperor Galerius defeats the Sarmatians and
303 - Emperor Diocletian orders the persecution of Christians.
305 - Emperors Diocletian and Maximian abdicate; Constantius I and
Galerius become Emperors.
306 - Constantius I dies at
312 - Emperor Constantine I defeats Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian
Bridge.
313 - Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan, proclaiming all
religions to be legal.
324 - Emperor Constantine defeats Licinius, who then abdicates, which
makes
325 - The Ecumenical Council of
330 - The capital of the
337 - Emperor Constantine I dies and his sons become Emperors
(Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans).
338 - Emperor Constantius II defeats the Alamanni.
- War breaks out between
340 - Constantine II invades
341 - Emperors Constans and Constantius II issue a ban against pagan
sacrifice.
347 - The heretical Donatists revolt in
348 - Emperor Constantius II defeats the Persians at the Battle of
Singara.
350 - Magnentius proclaims himself Emperor of the West and Constans is
captured and killed.
353 - Emperor Constantius defeats Magnentius at the Battle of Mons
Seleucia; Magnentius then commits suicide.
355 - Julian is appointed Caesar in
357 - Julian defeats the Franks at
360 - Julian's troops mutiny against Emperor Constantius and
proclaimed Julian Emperor.
361 - Emperor Constantius II dies and names Julian as his successor.
363 - Emperor Julian defeats the Persians and invades their Empire,
but is killed before he reaches their capital.
His general is proclaimed by the troops as Emperor Jovian.
- Emperor Jovian negotiates
a peace treaty with
- In
364 - Emperor Valentinian appoints his brother Valens as Emperor of
the East.
376 - Visigoth refugees fleeing from the Huns are allowed to settle in
Roman Moesia.
378 - Emperor Valens is defeated and killed by Visigoth refugees in
the Battle of Adrianople.
393 Emperor Theodosius II forbids the Olympic games, considering
them to be pagan.
395 - Emperor Theodosius II dies, dividing the Empire between his sons
Honorius and Arcadius (in the West and East, respectively).
406 - A massive horde of Germanic tribes cross the
408 - Emperor Honorius has general Stilcho assassinated, and orders
the massacre of the families of 30'000 Germanic Federates (soldiers).
409 - The Burgundians occupy Roman Transalpine Gaul and establish a
Kingdom there.
- Vandals, Suevians, and
Alans establish kingdoms in Roman Iberia.
410 -
- Roman forces evacuate
418 - The Visigoths establish a kingdom in
- The Iberian Alans are
defeated by the Visigoths and the Alan King, Attaces, is killed. The remaining Iberian Alans join the Asding
Vandals.
425 - Vortimer usurps Roman authority in Briton becomes the leader
(possible High-King) of the Britons.
- Emperor Honorius dies and
is succeeded by Emperor Valentinian
427 - Persian forces win a significant victory over invading
Hephthalite forces and drive them from
429 - The Vandals and Alans flee
431 - The Vandals capture the city of
437 - The
- Ambrosius Aurelianus
arrives in Briton and becomes the leader of the pro-Roman faction. At the Battle of Wallop, Aurelianus defeats
Vortigerns subordinate, Vitalinus, and is given control over all the Kingdoms
of the Western side of Briton.
439 - The Vandals capture
450 - Emperor Theodosius II dies and is succeeded by Marcian as
Western Emperor.
451 -
- A Saxon warlord named
Hengst arrives with 3 keels (ships) of Saxon warriors and establishes the first
permanent Germanic settlement of Briton in
- Thorismund becomes King
of the Visigoths.
453 - Attila the Hun dies and his empire is divided by his sons.
- Theodoric II becomes King
of the Visigoths.
454 - Hephthalite forces defeat the Persians.
455 -
- A Hephthalite (Huna)
invasion of
456 - The Visigoths defeat the Suevi at the Battle of Orbigo and sack
the Suevi capital of
457 - Majorian becomes Emperor of the West.
- Persian Shah Firuz is
overthrown and flees to the Hephthalites.
459 In Briton, Vortigern is defeated and killed by Ambrosius
Aurelianus at the Battle of Ganarew.
- Persian Shah Firuz regains his throne with
help from the Hephthalites.
461 - Emperor Majorian is deposed by Ricimer, who then appoints Libius
Severus as Emperor.
- The Sabir tribe is
defeated by the Caucasian Avars. They in turn attack the Saragur and Utrigur
Hun tribes living around the
467 - Anthemius becomes Western Emperor with the support of the
Eastern Emperor, Leo I.
468 - A massive Roman attempt to regain
469 - Hunnic power is destroyed by a coalition of Germanic tribes, led
by the Gepids.
472 - Emperor Anthemius is killed by Ricimer, who then makes Olybrius
the Western Emperor. Both Anthemius and
Ricimer soon die of natural causes.
- The Burgundian King
Gundobad becomes magister militum in
473 - Gundobad proclaims Glycerius as the new Western Emperor.
474 - Emperor Glycerius is deposed by Julius Nepos after Gundobad
leaves
475 - Emperor Julius Nepos is defeated by his former magister militum,
Orestes, who installs his son Romulus Augustulus as Emperor. Julius Nepos flees to
- The Visigoths declare
their full independence from the
476 - Orestes is defeated and executed by Odoacar, leader of the
Germanic federates, and Emperor Romulus Augustulus is deposed. Odoacar refuses
to acknowledge the authority of Emperor Julius Nepos, and instead accepts the
title of Patrician from the Eastern Emperor. Most scholars considered this to
be the end of the
477 - King Geiseric of the Vandals dies and is succeeded by his son
Huneric.
- Odoacar defeats the
Vandals and conquers
480 - Julius Nepos is assassinated by agents of Odoacar, and
481 - Clovis I becomes King of the Ripuarian Franks.
- The Korean kingdoms of
Baekje, Silla, and Daegaya form an alliance against the
484 - Vandal King Huneric dies and is succeeded by his cousin
Gunthamund.
486 - King Clovis of the Franks defeats Duke Syagrius near
- Persian Shah Kubad is
overthrown and takes refuge with the Hephthalites.
487 - Odoacar defeats the Rugians in
488 - Odoacar suffers his first defeat at the hands of Theodoric and
the Ostrogoths.
- Persian Emperor Balash
dies and is succeeded by Emperor Kavadh I.
491 - King Clovis defeats the Thuringians and subjugates their
Kingdom.
- Roman Emperor Zeno I dies
and is succeeded by Anastasius I.
- Saxon King Aelle conquers
the fortified town of
492 - Pope Felix
493 - Theodoric and Odoacar sign a peace treaty, after which Theodoric
murders Odoacar and becomes master of
494 - Emperor Xiaowen moves the Northern Wei capital from
* The Korean
495 - In
496 - King Clovis defeats the Alamanni near
- The Britons, led by
Arthur, defeat the Saxons at the Battle of Mount Badon.
- Vandal King Gunthamund
dies and is succeeded by Thrasamund.
499 - Persian Emperor Kavadh I restores his throne after deposing his
brother, Djamasp.
507 - King Clovis defeats and kills the Visigoth King Alaric II in the
Battle of Vouille, then drives Visigoths from
511 - King Clovis dies and divides the Frankish Empire among his 4
sons, resulting in the Kingdoms of Reims,
512 - A
- The island nation of
Usan-guk is conquered forces of the Silla Dynasty of
515 - The Sabirs raid Roman and Persian lands in the Caucasus Mts.
516 - Burgundian King Gundobad dies and is succeeded by his son
Sigismund.
523 - Vandal King Thrasamund dies and is succeeded by his son
Hilderic.
- Frankish King Chlodomer
of
- In
524 - Frankish King Childebert I of
525 - Ethiopian forces from
526 - Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great dies and is succeeded by his
grandson Athalaric.
- In
527 Emperor Justin I dies and is succeeded by his nephew, Emperor
Justinian II.
- The
528 - A coalition of Hindu Kingdoms is able to defeat the Hephthalites
in
530 - Vandal King Hilderic is overthrown and later murdered by his
cousin, Gelimer.
- The Saxons of Wessex, led
by King Cerdic, conquer the Isle of Wright from the Britons.
531 - The Franks under King Childebert of
532 - King Childebert I of the Franks attacks the
533 - Roman armies under general Belisarius defeat the Vandals and
retake much of
534 - The Vandal King Gelimer is defeated and captured by the Romans,
ending the
- The
535 - Severe climate changes are reported, possibly due to a volcanic
eruption. The weather becomes
extraordinarily cold, and it is reported that the Sun became dimmer. These conditions lead to a severe plague that
decimates the worlds population.
- Roman armies under
Belisarius invade the
- The Ostrogoths cede
536 - Roman armies recapture
537 - Frankish Kings Childebert of Paris and Clotaire of Soissons work
together to complete the annexation of
540 - Belisarius captures the Ostrogoth capital of
- Persian forces under
Emperor Khusru I invade Roman Syria and sack
- In
- Death of Ostrogoth King
Witiges. He is succeeded by Ildibad.
- Mythical death of King
Arthur and his son Mordred in
541 - The Ostrogoths elect a new King, Totila, who then leads a strong
counter-attack against Roman forces in
- The Uyghurs come under
the control of the Hephthalites.
-
542 - Ostrogoth forces under King Totila reconquer
- Frankish King Childebert
I of
-
544 - Roman general Belisarius is sent back to
- Persian forces
unsuccessfully attack the Roman fortress of Daraa.
545 - Ostrogoth forces besiege the city of
546 - Ostrogoth forces capture the city of
- The Romans and
- Lombard King Waltari dies
and is succeeded by Audoin.
- The Göktürk Khaganate
begins its rise under Bumin Khan by defeating the Uygur and Tiele tribes, who
were preparing to revolt against the Juan-Juan Khaganate.
547 - In
- King Theodebert I of
548 - Belisarius is replaced by Narses as head of the Roman army in
- In
- Death of King Theudis; he
is succeeded by King Theudigisel.
- Death of Roman Empress
Theodora.
549 - Ostrogoth forces under King Totila recapture
- Death of Visigoth King
Theudigisel. He is succeeded by King
Agila.
- Death of Emperor Wu of
the Liang Dynasty in
550 - The Eastern Wei Dynasty of China ends and is replaced by the
Northern Qi Dynasty.
552 - Göktürk Khagan Bumin defeats the last Juan-Juan Khagan (Yujiulu
Anagui).
- Ostrogoth King Totila is
defeated and killed by Roman forces in
- The Sabirs ally with the
Romans and attack Persian lands in the Caucasus Mts.
554 - Roman armies invade
557 - The Hephthalite Khaganate in
558 - The
Frankish King Childebert I of
561 - The last Ostrogoth warlord, Wodin, is defeated by Roman forces.
- King Lothair of the
Franks dies and divides his Kingdom between his four sons.
562 - An Avar invasion of
- The
565 - A Hephthalite Khanate is re-established in
- Roman Emperor Justinian I
dies in
567 - The
568 - The
- The Avar order their Kutrigur
vassals to raid Roman Dalmatia, which effectively cuts the overland route from
569 - The
570 - Birth of Mohammed, the Prophet of Islam.
572 - The
- War breaks out between
- The Göktürk Khaganate
splits into Eastern and Western divisions.
573 - The Lombard King Alboin is murdered, and Cleph becomes King.
574 - The Visigoths conquer the Basque Kingdom of Cantabria.
575 - King Cleph dies and the
576 - Göktürk forces cross the Cimmerian Bosporus and raid the
578 - Emperor Justin II dies and is succeeded by Tiberius II.
579 - Persian Shahanshah Khusru I dies and is succeeded by his son,
Khusru II.
580 - Khusru II is overthrown and flees to
581 - In
582 - Emperor Tiberius II dies and is succeeded by Maurice.
583 - The Avars capture several Roman fortresses along the
584 - The Göktürk Khaganate splits apart in civil war after the death
of Taspar Khan. His successor, Talopien,
is opposed by the High Council and Ishbara Khan.
- Authari, a grandson of Alboin, becomes
King of the
585 - The Visigoth King, Liuvigild, conquers the
588 - The 1st Turko-Persian war begins as Turkish forces
invade Persian lands in central
589 - Persian forces defeat the Turks a second time and take
590 - King Authari dies and is replaced by Duke Agilulf of
591 - Emperor Maurice leads an army into
- An Avar army raids the
suburbs of
600 - Western Göktürk Khagan Tardu attacks the Sui Dynastys capital,
Changan.
601 - Roman armies under General Priscus defeat the Avars at the
Battle of Viminacium.
602 - Roman Emperor Maurice is overthrown and murdered after the army
mutinies and proclaims a soldier named Phocas as Emperor.
603 - Western Göktürk Khagan Tardu is killed during a revolt of his
Tiele and Uyghur vassals.
606 - War breaks out between
608 - Persian armies overrun
610 The tyrannical Emperor Phocus is overthrown by a general from
- The Avars invade
611 - Persian forces seize
613 - Persian forces seize
- King Lothair II reunites
the
614 Persian forces seize
615 - Persian forces again reach
- The Lombard King Agilulf
dies.
616 - The last Roman outposts in
618 - Li Yuan becomes first Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in
619 - Persian forces drive the Romans out of
- Avar forces threaten
- Beginning of 2nd
Turko-Persian war, as Turkish forces under Tong Yabghu invade Persian
Armenia. After initial Turkish
successes, the Persian general Smbat defeated the Turks.
622 - Flight of Mohammed and his followers from
624 - Moslem forces defeat the Meccans at the Battle of Badr.
626 - A Persian/Avar force besieges
627 - Turkish forces capture the Persian fortress of Derbent in
- Emperor Heraclius defeats
the main Persian force at
- The Meccan siege of
628 - Roman armies under Heraclius reach the Persian capital of
- King Lothair II of the
Franks dies and is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Dagobert.
630 - Moslem forces seize
- Chinese forces capture the Eastern Göktürk
Khagan, Kheli. His successor, Khagan
Khubo, escapes and leads the Turks to Altai.
632 - Mohammed dies and Abu Bakr is acclaimed as the first
Caliph. Abu Bakr then defeats several
rebellious Arab tribes.
633 - Arab forces seize Hira from the Persians.
634 - Arab forces seize Bostra.
- Death of Abu Bakr, who
appointed Omar to succeed him as Caliph.
635 - The Arabs take
- Arab forces score a
significant victory over the Persians at Buwayb.
636 Arab forces destroy the main Roman army at the Battle of Yarmuk,
taking all of
637 - Arab forces take
- Another Arab force takes
638 - Arabs take the Syrian
640 - Arab forces take the
- Another Arab army takes
the city of
641 - Emperor Heraclius dies and is succeeded by his son Heraclius
Constantinus, who dies a few months later.
Heracleonas, another son of Heraclius, becomes Emperor but is soon
overthrown by the army. Constans II, a
grandson of Heraclius, becomes Emperor.
- Arab forces destroy the
main Persian army at the Battle of Nehawand.
642 -
643 - The Romans are forced to evacuate
644 - The Hephthalite Khanate of Kapisa is conquered by the Sassanid
Persians.
- Arab Caliph Omar is
assassinated and Othman is elected to replace him.
645 - Roman forces briefly retake
647 - Arab Moslem armies raid Khorasan in
- Another Arab army invades
648 - The
650 - The Hephthalites re-establish their Khanate, this time in
653 -
654 - Arab forces seize and plunder the islands of
655 - An Arab fleet destroys the Roman fleet off the Lycian coast (in
656 - Arab Caliph Othman is assassinated in
657 - Chinese Tang forces led by general Su Ding Fang defeat the
659 The Chinese Tang defeat the Western Goturk Khaganate.
661 - Arab Caliph Ali is murdered and Moawiya becomes Caliph,
founding the Umayyad Dynasty.
662 - Tibetan forces destroy a Chinese army south of Kashgar in the
663 - Emperor Constans II moves his court to
668 - Emperor Constans II is murdered during a mutiny in
670 -
- The Arabs found the city
of
673 - Arab forces begin their first siege of
674 - Arab forces seize the city of
675 - Thessalonica is attacked by Slavic tribes, the first of several
repeated assaults (675 - 681).
676 - The city of
679 - The Bulgar horde of Aspurach conquers
680 - Bulgar forces defeat the Roman army under Emperor Constantine
IV, strengthening the Bulgar occupation of Roman Moesia.
- Arab Caliph Moawiya dies
and is succeeded by Yazid I as Caliph.
681 - Göktürk Khans revolt against Tang domination and re-establish
the Göktürk Khaganate.
682 - Arab Caliph Yazid I dies and is succeeded first by Moawiya II,
then by Marwan I.
685 - Emperor Constantine IV dies and is succeeded by his son
Justinian II.
- Caliph Marwan I dies and
is succeeded by his son, Abdulmalik.
687 - Pepin II wins the Battle of Tertry and becomes master of
689 - Emperor Justinian II defeats several Slavic tribes in
692 - Arabs score a decisive victory over the Romans at Sebastopolis
(in eastern
695 - Emperor Justinian II is overthrown, mutilated and exiled during
a revolt led by Leontius.
697 - Arab forces seize the city of
698 - A Roman army sent to retake
- After driving the Romans
from
705 - Justinian II returns to power with help from the Bulgars, then
begins an insane revenge against his enemies, instituting a reign of terror.
708 - Arab forces begin their invasion of
- Bulgar forces defeat the
Romans at Anchialus.
711 - Arab forces invade the
- A revolt in the
712 - Bulgar forces raid the suburbs of
- Arab forces seize the
city of
- Another Arab army
conquers Ferghana in central
-
- War breaks out between
the Göktürk Khaganate and the Umayyad Caliphate.
713 - The Roman army in
-
- Umayyad forces defeat the
Göktürks and reinforce their hold over Transoxiana.
714 - Pepin II dies, leaving
715 - Anastasius II is overthrown by the army and replaced as Emperor
by Theodosius
716 - Arab forces attack the city of
717 - Emperor Theodosius
- The second siege of
718 - Death of Khan Tervel of
724 - Sevar becomes Khan of the Bulgars (724 to 739 ad).
726 - Beginning of the Iconoclast Controversy, after Emperor Leo
732 - Arab forces are defeated by Charles Martel at the Battle of
Tours.
734 - Death of Khagan Bilge begins the decline of the Göktürk
Khaganate.
739 - The death of Bulgar Khan Sevar brings an end to the Dulo
Dynasty. He is succeeded by Kormisosh of
the Ukil family (739 to 756 ad).
742 - Uyghur, Karluk, and Basmil tribes rise up against the Göktürk
Khaganate.
743 -
744 - The Basmils seize the Göktürk capital city, Otugen, and
capture the Göktürk Khagan, Ozmish Khan.
- The Uyghurs and Karluks
ally against the Basmils, defeating them and beheading the Basmil Khan. The Basmil tribes are effectively destroyed,
with survivors being distributed as slaves among the Uyghurs and Karluks, or
being sold to the Chinese.
747 Uyghur Khagan Kutluk bilge kol dies, leaving his territories
to his son, Bayanchur Khan.
751 -
756 - The Uyghurs invade Kyrgyz lands, destroying several Kyrgyz
trading posts and executing their Khan.
* Lam Ap's last king dies, and
Lam Ap's kingdom fragments into the Champa Kingdoms.
759 - Uyghur Khagan Bayanchur Khan dies and is succeeded by his son,
Tengri Bogu.
762 - The Uyghurs ally with the Chinese Tang Dynasty and launch a
campaign against
766 - Karluk forces occupy Suyab.
779 - Uyghur Khagan Tengri Bogu is killed by his uncle, Tun Bagha
Tarkhan, who becomes the next Uyghur Khagan.
795 - Death of Uyghur Khagan Tun Bagha Tarkhan brings an end to the
Yaghlakar Dynasty. The Uyghur Khaganate
begins to fragment, but collapse is averted by a general named Kutluk, who
founds the Ediz Dynasty.
808 - Death of Uyghur Khagan Kutluk, who is succeeded by his son. The Uyghur Khaganate begins to fragment.
824 - Uyghur Khagan Kun tengride ulug bulmish alp kuchlug bilge dies
and is succeeded by his brother, Qasar.
832 - Uyghur Khagan Qasar is murdered, and the Uyghur Khaganate falls
into a period of anarchy.
839 - A minister named Kurebir seizes the Uyghur throne and forces the
legitimate Khagan to commit suicide.
840 - Kyrgyz forces destroy the Uyghur capital of Ordu Baliq and kill
the Uyghur Khan, Kurebir.
847 - Uyghur Khagan Oge is assassinated while fighting the Kyrgyz
invasion, and the Uyghur Khaganate collapses.
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