Uyghur "fortress" Por-Bazhyn

[hjernespiser]

Por-Bazhyn is the ruins of an Uyghur structure located on an island in the middle of Tere Khol in Tuva. It is considered to have been a fortress. There's some recent news out of Tuva regarding Por-Bazhyn. Some are saying it was an observatory! I thought it would be of interest to forum members. The latest article talks about some ancient Turkic calendar system.

About it being an observatory:
en.tuvaonline.ru/2010/05/25/por-bazhyn.html
en.tuvaonline.ru/2010/06/16/por-bazhyn.html

Here's some more general information on it (I should add this info to Wikipedia :
en.tuvaonline.ru/2006/11/30/uigur-fortress.html
en.tuvaonline.ru/2007/01/19/uigur-fortress.html
en.tuvaonline.ru/2007/02/10/ruined-uyghur-fortress-in-tuva-to-host-a-large-scale-archeological-expedition.html
en.tuvaonline.ru/2007/10/20/4959_exhib-por-bazh.html

[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Very interesting, I always read that it was either a fortress or a summer palace

[Temüjin]

the strategic location of the fortress is excellent (island in a lake). however that does not exclude the possibility that it had an observatory as well.

[pantigin]

I found the English video of Por_Bazhyn here www.tudou.com/programs/view/NGzMYWGnt5Q/