Abolition of the Uighur State            

       Against the disorder that gradually became established among the Uighur people due to the influences of Manichaeism that got deepened, the Khirghiz people showed themselves as a new power within the region of Yenisey and they imposed pressure over the Orhun region for 20 years. These Khirghiz people penetrated into the Uighur lands with crowded forces in the year of 840. They captured Kara-balasagun and killed the ruler. They put the people to the sword. Uighur people whose state was abolished in Ötüken abandoned their homeland in mass groups and they immigrated towards the Chinese borders. More crowded groups immigrated to the Central Asia that included rich trade centres, and the region of Beşbalik, Turfan, Kuça, etc.

 

       Pursuant to this migration that was managed by two brothers from the ruler's dynasty, the second stage of the Uighur history ws commenced henceforth. The leader of the Uighur people was the prince Vu-hi Tegin (841846) that they elected as their "kagan" (ruler) in the course of the migrations. These Uighur people were sometimes manhandled by the Khirghiz people and sometimes by the Chinese people for a specific period. Then, some of them became submissive to China.

 

       The others set off in the direction of west towards their ancient homeland in the 5th century and they founded some states on both sides. However, these states were different from the "Steppe Turkish State". They did not have any desire to expand their domination regions, and they were not involved in big political conflicts. They preferred to maintain their friendly terms and trade relations with particularly the Chinese governments and the other neighbours.