Oghulchak Arslan Khan (9th century) was the last Karakhanid ruler to follow the native Turkic religion of Tengrism. He was a lesser Bughra Khan during his elder brother Bazir Arslan's rule in the west. He was titled Arslan Khan after his ascension to the throne.
| Oghulchak Khan | |
|---|---|
| Khagan of Karakhanids | |
| Reign | 9th century |
| Predecessor | Bazir Arslan Khan |
| Successor | Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan |
| House | Karakhanid dynasty |
| Father | Bilge Kul Qadir Khan |
| Religion | Tengriism |
Reign
editHe may have clashed with the Samanid emir Ismail in Talas, 893.[1] After withdrawing to Kashgar, he welcomed the influx of Muslim traders to the city, even allowing them to build a mosque in the town of Artux just outside Kashgar. Growing Muslim presence led to the secret conversion of his nephew, Satuq Bughra Khan. When Oghulchak heard that Satuq had become a Muslim, he demanded that Satuq build a Tengriist temple to show that he hadn't converted. Nasr, the Persian merchant who converted Satuq to Islam, advised him that he should pretend to build a temple but with the intention of building a mosque in his heart.[2] The khagan, after seeing Satuq starting to build the temple, stopped him, believing that he had not converted. Afterwards, Satuq obtained a fatwa which permitted him in effect to kill his uncle, after which he conquered Kashgar.
References
edit- ^ Sinor, Denis; Denis, Sinor (1990). The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 357. ISBN 9780521243049.
- ^ Robert Shaw (1878). A Sketch of the Turki Language as Spoken in Eastern Turkistan (Kashgar and ... Oxford University. Baptist Mission Press.