Wars against the Arabs Kül-chor
kül-chor first appears in spring 721, when, following calls aid of soghdian princes of transoxiana against expansion of umayyad caliphate, sent lead first turgesh attack on umayyad arabs. despite setback @ fortress of qasr al-bahili, kül-chor proceeded raid deep transoxiana, aid of local population , princes. samarkand, strong assaulted, bypassed, when @ long last unwarlike umayyad governor, sa id al-khudhayna, marched meet him, kül-chor inflicted heavy defeat on arabs, , forced sa id confine himself in neighbourhood of samarkand. despite success, however, whole operation seems have been, in words of h.a.r. gibb, little more reconnaissance in force combined raiding expedition , , turgesh withdrew after, allowing new arab governor, sa id ibn amr al-harashi, brutally suppress local rebels , re-impose arab authority on of region. kül-chor appears again in siege of kamarja in 729, when 1 of high-ranking turgesh hostages given arab garrison of kamarja guarantee of safe passage.
in december 737, suluk suffered personal defeat in battle of kharistan, diminished prestige. kül-chor had him assassinated, backing chinese, had history of troubled relations suluk. result, turgesh khaganate broke 2 warring factions, yellow , black , struggled power on next 2 decades. ensuing collapse of turgesh power meant disappearance of last great turkish confederation in western asia more 2 centuries come (gibb), leaving path open arabs impose rule on transoxiana.
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