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Karabalghasun
ancient city, Central Asia
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Uyghur empire
- In history of Central Asia: The Uyghur empire
…city on the Orhon River, Karabalghasun, the foundations of which were probably laid by the Kök Türks and can still be seen. A Muslim traveler, Tamīm ibn Baḥr, who visited the city about 821, speaks in admiring terms of this fortified town lying in a cultivated country—a far cry from…
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