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Ordu-Baliq

Also known as Karabalgasun

Ordu-Baliq was the capital of the Uyghur Khaganate on the Orkhon River in central Mongolia, built in the mid-8th century under Bayanchur Khan. Its ruins, known as Karabalgasun, include massive walls, a citadel and a palace, and travellers described a walled city surrounded by farmland and markets. The Yenisei Kyrgyz sacked it in 840, ending the khaganate.

Ordu-Baliq
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Uyghur KhaganateYenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ordu-Baliq. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ordu-baliq
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