Religions · 2 articles
Manichaeism
The religion of Mani, carried by the Sogdians to China and the steppe and adopted by the Uyghur khan at Luoyang in 762 and 763.
- Kün Tengri The sun as a divine power among the steppe peoples, and the god of the sun in the titles of the Uyghur khagans and in the Old Uyghur texts. The Xiongnu chanyu bowed to the rising sun, the Göktürk khan's tent opened to the east, and the Uyghur khagans ruled by the god of the sun or of the moon.
- Manichaean Diet of the Uyghurs Food rules of the Manichaean clergy among the Uyghurs after the conversion of 762 and 763. They ate only late in the day, drank water, ate vegetables and refused milk.
