Editing Manichaeism (section)

====South Siberia====
After the defeat of the [[Uyghur Khaganate|Uighur Khaganate]] by the [[Yenisei Kyrgyz]], Manichaeism spread north to the [[Minusinsk Hollow|Khakass-Minusinsk depression]]. Archaeological excavations in the [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B9%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82 Uybat] valley revealed the existence of a Manichaean center there, which included 6 temples and 5 sanctuaries of the elements, and architecturally it was similar to the Sogdian structures in Tuva and Xinjiang. In the 1970s, a Manichaean temple that existed in the 8th-10th centuries was excavated 90 km from the Uybat center in the Puyur-sukh valley. [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D0%B7%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 L.R Kyzlasov] interpreted these finds as evidence of the adoption of Manichaeism as an official religion in the Kyrgyz Kaganate. Few Khakass Manichaean epitaphs confirm this version; the Manichaean script also influenced the Yenisei runic script at a late stage of its development. South Siberian Manichaeism existed before the Mongol conquest. Later, it influenced the formation of the culture of the Sayano-Altai Turks ([[Altai people|Altaians]], [[Khakas]], [[Tuvans]]), as well as the [[Khanty|Khants]], [[Selkup people|Selkups]], [[Ket people|Kets]] and [[Evenki people|Evenks]]. This influence affected the everyday beliefs of the indigenous peoples and the lexical composition of their languages.<ref>http://e-lib.gasu.ru/da/archive/2000/05/10.html</ref>