Map of Asia in 717: Sulu khan of the Türgesh, Bilge Khan in the Second Göktürk Khaganate, the Arab siege of Constantinople
717: Sulu becomes khan of the Türgesh. Bilge Khan rules the east with Kül Tegin and Tonyukuk. The Arabs besiege Constantinople. Modern map; the borders are drawn, not recorded.
Plate LX in the Atlas → © Emre-E Yavuz 2026

Who ruled

And beyond the steppe

  • China Tang Xuanzong 712–756
  • Iran Umayyad Sulayman 715–717 · Umar II 717–720
  • Korea Silla Seongdeok 702–737
  • Byzantium Theodosios III 715–717 · Isaurian Leo III 717–741

Eastern steppe