State
Kingdom of Khotan
Buddhist kingdom of the Saka in the oasis of Khotan on the southern edge of the Tarim Basin, with its capital at the ancient site of Yotkan; its kings bore names of Indian origin, and for more than a thousand years it was a centre of Buddhism on the Silk Road. After a long war with the Muslim Karakhanids of Kashgar it was conquered by Yusuf Qadir Khan around 1006.
- Dates
- … – between 1006 and 1007
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Central and Northern Asia
- In the threads
- Central Asia and the Steppe (11th–12th c.)
Events
- The Karakhanids conquer Buddhist Khotanbetween 1006 and 1007 · Central and Northern Asia