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Karakhanids

(Ilek-khans), a Muslim Turkic dynasty of the Karakhanid state in Middle Asia from 927 to 1212. Named after the first khan, Abdulkarim Satuk Karakhan (died 955 or 956).

The family descended from the Iagma tribe and bore the title of bogra-khan. At the head of the Karakhanids stood the tamgachkhan, or khan of khans. The most powerful representatives of the Karakhanids were Nasr (late tenth century), Ibrahim (1046/47–1068), and Arslan (1102–30). The last Karakhanid, Klych-Arslan ibn Klych, was killed in 1212 by the shah of Khorezm, Muhammad.

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According to Seksenbayev, the jars may date back to the 10th century, the Karakhanids era.

Burana resident discovers ancient jars containing water dating back to Karakhanids era

Then the name of the khan of Karakhanids Dynasty 'Qadirqan' implies 'very strong Khan'.

'ill-fated', 'ill-starred', 'miserable' in Chuvash; 'bad', 'scary', 'terrible', 'nasty', 'ugly', 'bleak', 'tragic', 'dismal' in Turkish and Kumyk; 'usual', 'simple'; 'tragic'; 'mass', 'crowd' in Kazakh; 'great', 'powerful', 'severe' used for rulers' proper names of Karakhanid. For example, Qara khan means 'a great founder of Karakhanid dynasty'; in Kazakh, Karakalpak, Noghay and Uyghur languages, it also has a meaning 'cattle'.

Word formation models and semantic features of derived words in Orhon inscriptions (derivations of nouns and adjectives)

(Shaybani Khan brought down the Timurid dynasty and established Uzbek rule in its place.) True, tribal Turks called Uzbeks did arrive with the Shaybanids, but they dwelled in the territory of Turkistan during the Timurid era, in that of the Khorazmshahs before that, during the Karakhanids and during the reigns of all the Turk khans, because they, after all, were the original Turkish people of Turkistan, right?

In Turkistan in those times the Ghaznavids, Karakhanids and Khwarazmshahs (tenth to eleventh century) ruled with might and power; they left behind a great civilization, including the magnificent scientific institution, the Ma'mun Academy, created during this period.

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Representatives of the Karakhanids dynasty are buried in the mausoleum.

60 graves of Karakhanids discovered during archaeological excavations in Osh region