The Uyghurs of the Uyghur Khaganate were part of a Turkic confederation called the Tiele, [181] who lived in the valleys south of Lake Baikal and around the Yenisei River. They overthrew the First Turkic Khaganate and established the Uyghur Khaganate .

In brief, Uyghur history is the story of a small nomadic tribe from the Altai Mountains competing with rival powers in Central Asia, including other Altaic tribes, Indo-European empires from the south and west, and Sino-Tibetan empires to the east.

Administratively, the lake is in Lop Nur town (Chinese: 罗布泊镇; pinyin: Luóbùpō zhèn), also known as Luozhong (罗中; Luózhōng) of Ruoqiang County, which in its turn is part of the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture.

Uyghurs are an ethnically, culturally, and linguistically-distinct Turkic group indigenous to East Turkistan, a region encompassing 642,000 square miles in the present-day Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.

May 24, 2022 · China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western region of Xinjiang.

The Uyghur were an ancient confederation of Turkic tribes that united in the sixth century (“Uyghur” means “union”), establishing a khanate south of Lake Baikal (Mongolia) in AD 740. It maintained political and military alliances with the Tang dynasty in neighboring China.

Jan 17, 2014 · Uyghuristan is a mysterious and fabulous land, especially in the fall. The vegetation engulfed in golden sunshine, and the snow-capped mountains at lake “Kanas” provide a magic backdrop to the owe-inspiring scenery.

Aug 1, 2018 · The Ili River flows west to Kazakhstan and into Lake Balqash. The Irtish River flows northwest out of East Turkistan and into the Arctic Ocean. The Karashaar River flows east from central Tengritagh into Lake Baghrash.

The Uyghur refugees who fled southwest and west following the collapse of the Uyghur Empire ( Chinese: 回纥) established states in three areas: Gansu, present day Xinjiang, and the Valley of Chu River in the West Tian Shan (Tengri-Tag) Mountains.

In brief, Uyghur history is the story of a small nomadic tribe from the Altai Mountains competing with rival powers in Central Asia, including other Altaic tribes, Indo-European empires from the south and west, and Sino-Tibetan empires to the east.