Bayanchur Khan of the Uighur Khaganate 回鹘♢英武可汗

The Uighurs were the ascendant power in the 7th-8th century. Originally hailing from what is the steppes of modern Mongolia, the Uyghurs were a small confederacy that served various other more powerful steppe powers. Through cunning politicking, the Uyghurs slowly expanded their power by attaching themselves to the most dominant states in the region.

Bayanchur belonged to the ruling Yaghmalar tribe, under his wise leadership, the Khaganate reached a golden age. He helped his father in vanquishing the Eastern Gokturk Khaganate and then expanded the power of the Uighur state with Tang aid. In 751, Bayanchur established the new capital called Ordu-Baliq. When the devastating An Lushan Rebellion erupted in Tang China In October 756 Bayanchur Khan rescued Tang Dynasty from collapse during the An Lushan Rebellion with 4,000 of his selected cavalry. in 757 the joint Tang- Uyghur forces liberated the Tang capital of Chang An from rebel control.