The people of Southern Turkestan, while living in prosperity under the rule of the Great Khagan, but they felt a certain emptiness within. Yes, Tianxia was good to them, but perhaps because of the very prosperity they wanted something more: Complete independence, with close ties to the Khagan. To this end a movement started for the establishment of the "Golden Khanate", a republic with a Khanate elected to terms.
From the Caspian to Tashkent, a petition was signed and sent to the Khagan.