Kara Del

Kara Del 哈密國
c. 1389–1513
Location of Kara Del
Status	Vassal of the Ming dynasty (1404–1513)
Capital	Qamil (Hami)
Common languages	Mongolian, Old Uyghur language
Government	Monarchy
Khan
Historical era	Post-classical
• Gunashiri breaks away from Northern Yuan dynasty	c. 1389
• Kara Del accepts Ming supremacy	1404
• Conquered by Esen of the Northern Yuan	1430s
• Coup staged by pro-Mongol faction	1463
• Ming restores Gunashiri dynasty	1467
• Mansur Khan from the Chagatai Khanate overthrows the Gunashiri dynasty and the region converts to Islam	1513
Preceded by Succeeded by Chagatai Khanate Northern Yuan dynasty Moghulistan
Today part of	China

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Ancient period Tocharians Yuezhi Xiongnu Western Regions (Han Protectorate; Chief Officials) Kingdom of Khotan Former Liang Former Qin Later Liang Western Liang Gaochang Rouran First Turkic Khaganate Western Turkic Khaganate Eastern Turkic Khaganate Second Turkic Khaganate
Medieval and early modern period Tang Protectorates (West; Beiting) Tibetan Empire Uyghur Khaganate Kara-Khanid Khanate Kingdom of Qocho Qara Khitai Mongol Empire (Yuan; Chagatai Khanate) Moghulistan (Turpan; Yarkent) Ming ruled Kara Del Dzungar Khanate Kumul Khanate Yettishar Qing rule (Dzungar genocide Dungan Revolt Qing reconquest)
Modern period Xinjiang Province, Republic of China (Xinjiang clique 1st East Turkestan Republic 2nd East Turkestan Republic) Xinjiang Province, People's Republic of China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Production and Construction Corps Xinjiang conflict Xinjiang internment camps / Persecution of Uyghurs in China)
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Kara Del or Qara Del was a Mongol-led kingdom that existed in Qamil or Hami, in present-day Xinjiang. It was founded by the Yuan prince Gunashiri, a descendant of Chagatai Khan, in the late 14th century (c. 1389), and ruled by the Chagatayids thereafter until 1463. From 1380, it began to pay tribute to the Ming dynasty. From 1406, it was governed by Ming under the "Hami Guard" (Chinese: 哈密衛, also known as the "Kara Del Guard"); however, sometimes it was still under the influence of the Northern Yuan, and the ruler was called the Obedient King (Chinese: 忠順王) under the Jimi system. It was destroyed in 1513 as a result of the wars between the Ming dynasty and the Oirats, as well as dynastic succession struggles. Kara Del means "black chest" in the Old Mongol language.