The Qarluq (Karluk) were originally a nomadic turkic tribe based on the transoxania steppes (roughly east and south of the Aral Sea) in Central Asia. They were closely related and for a time allied with the Uighurs. It was also recorded that they were at one time allied with the Oghuz who lived on their western frontiers. Transoxiana (sometimes also spelled Transoxania) is the now-largely obsolete name used for the portion of Central Asia corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan and southwest Kazakhstan. ... Map of Central Asia outlined in orange showing one set of possible borders Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... Uyghurs (also called Uighurs, Uygurs, or Uigurs) (Chinese: 維吾爾 or 维吾尔 in pinyin: wéiwúěr) are a Turkic ethnic group of people living in northwestern China (mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they are the dominant ethnic group together with Han people), Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. ... For all Turkic groupings and Turkic history, see Turkic peoples. ...

In the 600's, the Qarluq tribes formed a Khanate under the rule of a Yagbhu (prince) but were overun by the nasent GokTurks empire in the later stages of the 7th century. Famed for their woven carpets in the pre-Muslim era, they were considered a vasal state by the Tang Dynasty after the final conquest of the transoxania regions by the Chinese circa 744. They remained in the Chinese sphere of influence and an active participant in fighting the Muslim expansion into the area, up until their betrayal of the Tang at the Battle of Talas in 751. After the withdrawal of the Chinese from Central Asia, the Qarluq converted fully to Islam. For the Star Trek character see Khan Noonien Singh. ... Transoxiana (sometimes also spelled Transoxania) is the now-largely obsolete name used for the portion of Central Asia corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan and southwest Kazakhstan. ... Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ... Tang has several possible meanings: Tang, a brand name of instant orange flavored drink, 1950s - present a projecting element connecting a knife or sword blade to the handle Tang Dynasty of China Tang, a ruler of Chinas Shang dynasty transliteration of Chinese family names 唐,湯,鄧,邓,滕... The Battle of Talas in AD 751 was a conflict between the Arab Ummayad Caliphate and the Chinese Tang Dynasty over the control of Central Asia. ... Events Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility, marking the end of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Islam (Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

In the 900's, the Qarakhanids ( Kara-Khanid ), reputedly a senior Qarluq clan, took over the region held by the old Khanate and created an empire spanning modern northern Iran and parts of Turkestan. This region remained under Qarakhanid (and for varying periods Seljuq and Qara-Khitai ) control until 1206 when it reverted to a Mongol vasal state. They remained an independant vasal until the Mongol invasion of 1221. The Muslim, Turkic Kara-Khanid Khanate is not to be confused with the Sinitic, Khitan Kara-Khitan Khanate. ... Türkistan (also spelled Turkistan or Turkestan) is a region in Central Asia, largely inhabited by Turkic people. ... The Muslim, Turkic Kara-Khanid Khanate is not to be confused with the Sinitic, Khitan Kara-Khitan Khanate. ... The Seljuk Turks (Turkish: Selçuk; Arabic: سلجوق Saljūq, السلاجقة al-Salājiqa; Persian: سلجوقيان Saljūqiyān; also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that occupied parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 - 1221 - 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 See also: 1221 state leaders Events End of the reign of Emperor Juntoku of Japan Emperor Chukyo briefly reigns...