In the Chinese resources, it has been cited that the
Uighur people had come from the Asian Hun people. According to a legend of origination
pertaining to Uighur people, their ancestors had reproduced from the daughter of one of
the Hun rulers and a wolf.Uighur people were observed under the name of Kao-kü (Kao-che)
in the period of Tabgaç people (386-534) and they had established a bey principality in
the second half of the 5th century. Afterwards, they had constituted one group of Töles
people that had expanded towards nearly the entire Central Asia. In the period of 1st
Gok-Turk Khanate, the Uighur people maintained their situations and they dwelled within
the environs of Selenga River in those periods. In the first quarter of the 7th
century, the Uighur people joined the union of Sir-Tarduş people that was composed of 6
tribes. Then, the tribes of P'u-ku, Tongra, Bayırku and Fu-lo-pu gathered around the
Uighur tribe and they had been named as "Uighur" people. Their beys would bear
the title of Erkin. Meanwhile, it has been known that they had 50 thousands of warriors in
this period.
In the years of
decline of the 1st Gok-Turk Khanate, the Uighur Principality came into existence and this
bey principality was governed by Erkin T'ekien. The Uighur people became much more
powerful in the period of P'u-se who defeated the Gok-Turk army under the command of
Kie'li's son (in the years of 630s). Then, the principality was arranged totally in a
regular manner by means of the solemn attitudes of particularly P'u-se's mother, Vu-ho-hun
and her fastidiousness in respect of the application of the legal provisions (töre).
Then, the title of Il-teber (the title of Hie-li-fa in the Chinese language) replaced the
title of "Erkin". The capital city of the Il-Teberlik (Il-Teber's country) was
located within the environs of the Tola River.
Il-Teber (Ruler)
T'u-mi-tu defeated the commander of Tarduş people and he expanded his lands. Then, he
organised an attack to the south that extended towards Huang-ho. As a result of these
movements, he was recognised by the Chinese emperor (646). He declared himself as
"Kagan" (Great Ruler) and he organised and arranged his country in accordance
with the style of the Gok-Turk State. China tried to impose pressure on him and T'u-mi-tu
was killed as a result o the provocation of China in the year of 647. Then, P'o-çu who
was the son of T'u-mi-tu (648) defeated Holu that was declared as the "kagan"
(ruler) of On-Ok people by China. Afterwards, he advanced towards the environs of Tashkent
(656). In the period of his sister that replaced him, the Uighur Principality started to
lose power on the verge of decline. Finally, this principality was subdued to the
government of the Gok-Turk State by Kapagan Kagan.
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