Kyrgyz Khaganate

State of the Kyrgyz 𐰴𐰃𐰼𐰏𐰃𐰕:𐰅𐰠 Qyrğyz El
539–1207[1]
Hypothetical extent of territory in the 9th century
Status	Khaganate (Nomadic empire)
Capital	Ordu-Baliq[2] Tuva (since 970) [3]
Common languages	Orkhon Turkic language (official) Old Turkic language
Religion	Tengrism (official) Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
Khagan (Īnāl)
• 693–711	Bars Bek (first)
• 847–866	Yingwu (last)
History
• Established	539
• Disestablished	1207[1]
Preceded by Succeeded by Uyghur Khaganate Liao dynasty Mongol Empire

The Kyrgyz Khaganate (Chinese: 黠戛斯汗國, Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰃𐰼𐰏𐰃𐰕:𐰅𐰠, romanized: Qyrğyz El, lit. 'State of the Kyrgyz') was a Turkic empire that existed for about a century between the early 6th and 13th centuries. It ruled over the Yenisei Kyrgyz people, who had been located in southern Siberia since the 6th century. By the 9th century, the Kyrgyz had asserted dominance over the Uyghurs who had previously ruled the Kyrgyz. The empire was established as a khaganate from 539 to 1218, lasting 679 years.^[1] The khaganate's territory at its height would briefly include parts of modern-day China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Russia. After the 10th century, there was little information on the Yenisei Kyrgyz. It is believed the khaganate had survived in its traditional homeland until 1207.