Karluks
Sign in to saveThe Karluks (also Qarluqs, Qarluks, Karluqs, , Qarluq, Para-Mongol: Harluut, Géluólù ; customary phonetic: Gelu, Khololo, Khorlo, , Khallokh, Qarluq) were a prominent nomadic Turkic tribal confederacy residing in the regions of Kara-Irtysh (Black Irtysh) and the Tarbagatai Mountains west of the Altay Mountains in Central Asia around the 5th-8th centuries, CE.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.languages
- Karluk languages (i.e. Uzbek, Uyghur, Ili Turki)
- Ethnic group.religions
- Tengrism, Islam, Nestorian Christianity
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- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Culture
- Social organization
- Kyrgyz period
- Karakhanid period
- Khitan period
- Mongol era
- Genetics
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
The Karluks (also Qarluqs, Qarluks, Karluqs, , Qarluq, Para-Mongol: Harluut, Géluólù ; customary phonetic: Gelu, Khololo, Khorlo, , Khallokh, Qarluq) were a prominent nomadic Turkic tribal confederacy residing in the regions of Kara-Irtysh (Black Irtysh) and the Tarbagatai Mountains west of the Altay Mountains in Central Asia around the 5th-8th centuries, CE.
The majority of Uzbeks and Uyghurs indeed descend from Karluk tribes, and their languages are part of the Karluk subgroup, making them linguistically and historically distinct from other Turkic peoples like Kazakhs (Kipchak) or Turkmens (Oghuz).