Overview
Oghulchak is remembered as the last pagan khan at Kashgar and the uncle whom Satuq Bughra Khan overthrew. The account comes from later Muslim tradition and is partly legend.
Rise to Power
Tradition makes him the brother of the previous khan and the guardian, or stepfather, of the young Satuq. Modern lists place his reign between the 890s and about 940, with dates that differ by up to two decades.
Rule and Achievements
- Ruled from Kashgar, where tradition says he allowed Muslim merchants to settle and build a mosque at nearby Artush
- According to the story, when he suspected his nephew of converting, he tested him by ordering him to build a temple
Legacy
Satuq, backed by a ruling from Muslim jurists, rose against him and took Kashgar. The story became the founding legend of Islam among the Karakhanids.