Polity · 850 CE – 1045 CE
Kara-Khanids
قراخانیان
- Peak recorded area
- 1,302,280 km²
- 1040 CE
- Data series
- 18
- 991 CE–1000 CE
Overview
The Kara-Khanid Khanate, also known as the Karakhanids, Qarakhanids, Ilek Khanids or the Afrasiabids, was a Karluk Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia from the 9th to the early 13th century. The dynastic names of Karakhanids and Ilek Khanids refer to royal titles with Kara Khagan being the most important Turkic title up until the end of the dynasty.
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Territory
9 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1045 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Largest Settlement Pop | 200Kpersons1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Polity Population | 6.4score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population | 2.5Mpersons1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication | 1.49score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity | 0.8333score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Levels | 6levels991 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Sophistication | 1score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory | 6.3score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 2Msq km1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 6levels991 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 3levels991 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity | 0.8818score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels | 5score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity | 0.8308score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure | 0.7375score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop | 5.3score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels | 3score1000 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Karakhanid, Persian
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Kara-Khanids is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.