Beshbalik
Beshbalik
Beshbalik | |
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Mural of Turkic cavalry, Beshbalik, 10th c. | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′33″N 89°12′21″E / 44.092366°N 89.205909°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture |
| Township-level divisions | 4 towns 4 townships |
| County seat | Jimsar Town (吉木萨尔镇) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Beshbalik (traditional Chinese: 別失八里; simplified Chinese: 别失八里) is an ancient Turkic archaeological site, now located in Jimsar County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. The ancient city was initially called Beiting (Chinese: 北庭; pinyin: Běitíng) or Ting Prefecture (Chinese: 庭州; pinyin: Tíngzhōu), and was the headquarters of the Beiting Protectorate during the 8th century. It was later known as Beshbalik (Old Uyghur: beš balık “five cities”) and became one of the capitals of the Uyghur Khaganate and then the Kingdom of Qocho.