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1. Uighur Khaganate

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   The Uighur Khaganate (Old Turkic: $ \text{Orkhon script: 斡鬱健}, \text{Uyghur script: ᠤᠤᠶᠤᠭᠤᠷ} $), sometimes referred to as the Second Turkic Khaganate by anachronistic scholars, was a powerful nomadic empire that dominated the Mongolian Plateau and surrounding regions of Inner Asia from approximately the mid-8th century until the early 9th century CE. Its emergence marked a significant shift in the power dynamics following the collapse of the earlier First Turkic Khaganate in 693 CE. The Uighurs distinguished themselves not only through military prowe…