Barchuk

Uyghur ruler

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In history of Central Asia: The Uyghur kingdom
…the destruction of his country, Barchuk, the ruler of the Uyghurs of Kucha, of his own free will submitted to the Mongols. Uyghur officials and scribes were the first “civil servants” of the Mongol empire and exerted a beneficial civilizing influence on the conquerors. The Sogdian script used by the…
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