The Karluk vanguard had left the Altay…

The Karluk vanguard had left the Altay region and at the beginning of the eighth century had reached the banks of the Amu Darya.

Famed for their woven carpets in the pre-Muslim era, they are considered a vassal state by the Tang Dynasty after the final conquest of the Transoxania regions by the Chinese around 744.

The Karluks rise in rebellion against the Göktürk, at this time the dominant tribal confederation in the region, in about 745, and establish a new tribal confederation with the Uyghur and Basmyl tribes.