Uyghur Khaganate

HuiheTraditional ChineseSimplified Chinese回纥The Nine TribesChineseLiteral meaningNine SurnamesOld Turkic nameOld Turkic𐱃𐰆𐰴𐰕:𐰆𐰍𐰕:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣
Toquz Oɣuz Budun
"People of the "

The Uyghur Khaganate, self defined as the Toquz Oghuz ("Nine Tribes") and known to the Tang Chinese as the Jiuxing was a Turkic empire that existed for about a century between the mid 8th and 9th centuries. It was a tribal confederation under the Uyghur nobility.