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456-457 Hephthalite dynasty sovereignty after the Hyon/Uarhon migra-

tions in Eastern Tocharistan. The Hephthalite defeat the Kushan
kingdom.

471-480 The Persians exile the Kidaris of Tocharistan to India. The Hep-

hthalites take over Central Asia and Western India.

Sixth century Byzantine sources (Menandros) use the name Turkhia for Central

Asia.

545 War between the Western and Eastern Wei Empires. The Turks

are under Juan-Juan sovereignty. An ambassador comes to Bumin
from Western Wei.

546 An Hephthalite ambassador in Western Wei. An ambassador was

sent from the Turks to Western Wei.

552 Bumin, the founder of the Gokturk Khaganate, rebels against the

Juan-Juan. A-na-kui, the Juan-Juan king, commits suicide after
his defeat.

554 The Juan-Juan who were raiding Ch'i are defeated by the Chinese.

Istemi Khan's western campaign.

555 The Turks defeat the Avars. Their first battles with the Hephtha-

lites.

557 The Gokturks arrive in the Caspian region.

562 Turk-Sassanid alliance against the Hephthalites. Persian-Byzan-

tine peace.

563 The Persians defeat the Hephthalites.

564 The Turks take over Tashkent.

565 The Turks defeat the Hephthalites outside Nesef.

566 The Hephthalite land is divided between the Turks and the Sas-

sanids. The Hephthalites move west to the Russian steppe to form
the Avar Khanate.

570 The birth of Prophet Muhammad.

579 The Turks invade China. The death of Khusrev Anushirvan.

571-580 Persian-Byzantine war. Internal struggles within the Göktürk

Khaganate. The partition of the Khaganate.

576 The Turks invade the Caucasus and establish the Khazar Khanate.

581 The establishment of the Sui dynasty in China.

582 The Turks invasion of China repels. The Göktürk Empire divides

into Eastern and Western Khanates.

588 Regions of free trade are formed on the Turkish-Chinese border.