Suyab

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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
VDM Publishing, 2010 M07 12 - 108 pages
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Suyab was an ancient Silk Road city located some 60 km north east frod city located some 60 km north east from Bishkek, and 6 km southeast from Tokmok, in the Chui River valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan.During the reign of Tong Yabgu Qaghan, Suyab was the principal capital of the Western Turkic Khaganate. The khagan also had a summer capital in Navekat near the springs north of Tashkent in the Talas Valley, the capitals are being noted as the westernmost capital of Western Turkic Khaganate. There was a sort of symbiosis, with the Sogdians responsible for economical prosperity and the Gokturks in charge of the city's military security.

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