East Turkestan
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East Turkestan or East Turkistan is a loosely defined geographical region in the northwestern part of the People's Republic of China, on the cross roads of East and Central Asia. The term was coined i
Cities of the Tarim Basin region, 1 BC
Qing-era painting depicting a Chinese campaign against Jahangir Khoja's forces in Xinjiang, 1828
According to one definition of East Turkestan, the Tian Shan mountain system separates East Turkestan from Dzungaria in Xinjiang.
The term "East Turkestan" is primarily used by, and is associated with, Uyghur separatists (diasporic protest in Washington, D.C., shown)
The Turkic Islamic Republic of East Turkestan was a breakaway state centered on the city of Kashgar, located in the far west of China's Xinjiang Province. It is often described as the First East Turke
East Turkestan
…because of the Chinese perspective reflected in the name, and prefer East Turkestan to emphasize the connection to other, western Turkic groups. The First East Turkestan Republic existed from November 12, 1933, to April 16, 1934, and the Second East Turkestan Republic existed between November 12, 1944, and June 27, 1946. East…
Uyghur rebels in the 1930s
Khoja Niyaz served as the president of the short-lived republic
General Ma Zhongying (1910–1937?), Commander of 36th KMT Division (1933–1934)
General Ma Hushan (1910–1954), Commander of 36th KMT Division (1934–1937)