Khar Balgas (Ordu-Baliq)
Ordu-Baliq, capital of the Uyghur Khaganate, in Khotont soum, Arkhangai aimag.
- Period
- Uyghur Khaganate · 744–840
- Location
- Arkhangai aimag, Khotont soum
- Coordinates
- 47.4311° N, 102.6594° E · View on map
Founded in 744 by the Uyghur ruler Bayanchur Khan, it was destroyed in 840 by the invading Yenisei Kyrgyz.
Khar Balgas lies in the Orkhon valley, between Luut and Kharkhorum.
Sources
- Wikipedia (en): Ordu-Baliq
- Монголын түүхийн тайлбар толь — Уйгурын хот суурин (mongoltoli.mn/history/h/302)
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