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Meanwhile, the group of the western forces that
dispatched by Inal and Bilge under the command of Tonyukuk, progressed through the Plateau
of Yariş (Cungarya) passing through the Altays. They were victorious (698) over the army
of On-Oks which included 100 thousand of soldiers and was under the command of "the
Khan Turgiş", who was attacking like "fire and storm" in Bolçu (in the
south-west of the Lake of Urungu; the small town of today's Tokoi). The Bolçu war that
ended with the slavery of Uçe-le, the khan of Turgiş, helped the unification of all of
On-oks' tribes, To-lu and Nu-şi, all the Turks living in the regions of Balkaş, Ili,
Lake of Işik, Çu and Talas to the Gok-Turks.
The borders of
the kingdom were extended to the Taşkent and Fergana. According to the Chinese sources,
"Mo-ç'o was proud for his victories and despised our empire. He has high goals. He
sends his armies to everywhere. The width of his lands are more than 10 thousands of
"li" (= nearly 4500 km.). All the Barbarians (except China) are under his
control…". In this manner, 100 years later of the realization of Tardu the Turkish
unity, Khan Kapagan, by the collection of the East-West kingdom's lands under one
administration, "restored the horrified Turkish unity". But, it was necessary to
conquer the Transoxiana in order to complete the 3rd point of the Kapagan's plan.
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